Research Article

Differential Effects of Combination of Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System Inhibitors on Central Aortic Blood Pressure: A Cross-Sectional Observational Study in Hypertensive Outpatients

Table 3

Peripheral blood pressure measurements among various drug combinations.

Treatment groupSBP (mmHg) DBP (mmHg) MAP (mmHg) PP (mmHg)

ACEI+CCB
ACEI+diuretics
ARB+CCB
ARB+diuretics
Others
value0.0270.0090.0140.031

: frequency; ACEI: angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor; ARB: angiotensin II receptor blocker; CCB: calcium channel blocker; SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; MAP: mean arterial pressure; PP: pulse pressure. Statistically significant; PP is defined as difference in mean SBP and DBP; MAP is defined as .