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

Table 5

Analyses of diastolic blood pressure.

Trials		MD [95% CI]	𝑃 value
KT versus  antihypertensive drugs
KT formulae versus captopril	1	−3.00 [−7.26, 1.26]	0.17
Meta-analysis	1	−3.00 [−7.26, 1.26]	0.17
KT plus antihypertensive drugs versus  antihypertensive drugs
KT formula plus felodipine versus felodipine	1	−0.78 [−2.61, 4.17]	0.65
KT formula plus indapamide versus indapamide	1	2.80 [−1.30, 6.90]	0.18
KT pill plus cilazapril versus cilazapril	1	−7.00 [−8.00, −5.20]	<0.00001
Meta-analysis	3	−1.32 [−7.93, 5.30]	0.70

Abbreviations: KT: kidney-tonifying.