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 5

Measurement of vascular age.

Mean actual age vs. vascular age (years)

 Actual age
 Vascular age
Treatment group
 ACEI+CCB
 ACEI+diuretics
 ARB+CCB$
 ARB+diuretics
 Others

: frequency; ACEI: angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor; ARB: angiotensin II receptor blocker; CCB: calcium channel blocker. ; $; vascular age (years) is the age of vessels older than biological age or the same as the biological age.