Is It a New Approach for Treating Senile Hypertension with Kidney-Tonifying Chinese Herbal Formula? A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials

Table 4

Analyses of systolic blood pressure.

Trials		MD [95% CI]	𝑃 value
KT versus  antihypertensive drugs
KT formulae versus captopril	1	−3.70 [−11.47, 4.07]	0.35
Meta-analysis	1	−3.70 [−11.47, 4.07]	0.35
KT plus antihypertensive drugs versus  antihypertensive drugs
KT formula plus felodipine versus felodipine	1	−10.03 [−15.53, −4.53]	0.0004
KT formula plus indapamide versus indapamide	1	−2.10 [−9.85, 5.65]	0.60
KT pill plus cilazapril versus cilazapril	1	−10.00 [−11.79, −8.21]	<0.00001
Meta-analysis	3	−8.69 [−12.35, −5.02]	<0.00001

Abbreviations: KT: kidney-tonifying.