Baseline CharacteristicsThe baseline featu res of patients with type 2 diabetes areshown in Table I. There were no differences betweenthe intervention and control groups regar ding demo-graphic features, anthropometric indices, lifestyle char-acteristics, office BP and ABPM values, and proportionof pa tients with diabetic retino pathy and increasedUAE. In addition, GFR was not different betweengroups. The proportion of patients using angiotensinreceptor blockers was higher in the control group thanin the intervention group