Table 2 The baseline characteristics of all study patients between the treatment and control groups in this meta-analysis

From: The impact of angiotensin receptor blockers on arterial stiffness: a meta-analysis

 

Age (years)

Gender (male, %)

BMI (kg m2)

PWV in treatment group

PWV in control group

Author

Treatment

Control

Treatment

Control

Treatment

Control

Baseline

Follow-up

Baseline

Follow-up

Mahmud and Feely8

49

49

NA

NA

NA

NA

1110

1050

1110

1040

Mahmud and Feely8

57

57

45.5

45.5

NA

NA

1175

1035

1155

1170

Asmar et al.26

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

1253

NA

1307

NA

Suzuki H (2003)

56

57

NA

NA

NA

NA

1700

1470

1670

1440

Takami and Shigemasa37

71

72.8

100

100

22.8

23.2

NA

NA

NA

NA

Takami and Shigemasa37

71

72

100

100

22.8

22.7

NA

NA

NA

NA

Takami and Shigemasa37

71

71.4

100

100

22.8

22.9

NA

NA

NA

NA

Munakata et al.32

53

55

47.6

50

24.8

25.3

1669

NA

1622

NA

Anan et al.25

59

59

10

54.5

25.5

25.4

1853

1615

1818

1613

Ichihara et al.27

65

61

59.1

52.4

20.8

20.1

2004

1898

2012

1870

Ichihara et al.27

65

63

59.1

57.1

20.8

20.8

2004

1898

2008

2144

Ichihara et al.28

54.3

53.9

72

76

24.2

24.6

1671

1489

1723

1517

Rajagopalan et al.34

71

71

60

60

NA

NA

787

730

789

786

Morimoto et al.31

56

58

43

41

24.8

24

1699

1432

1611

1540

Zhao50

66.5

66.5

62.5

62.5

NA

NA

1280

800

1300

1128

Rehman et al.35

52.5

53.1

NA

NA

26.6

27.7

1200

NA

1100

NA

Nakayama et al.33

71.7

70.7

60

60

23.4

21.9

1985

NA

2011

NA

Kosch et al.29

45.4

46.2

51.4

57.6

29

28.2

1090

1030

1100

1040

Zheng and Lin51

52

50

61.9

55.6

24.8

24.7

1090

842.6

1060

967.8

Zheng and Lin51

52

51

61.9

60

24.8

24.2

1090

842.6

1120

945.3

Zheng and Lin51

52

52

61.9

62.5

24.8

25.1

1090

842.6

1080

706.3

Zheng and Lin51

52

50

61.9

54.5

24.8

24.5

1090

842.6

1110

868

Nakamura et al.12

45

47

60

60

25.4

24.8

1680

1460

1620

1660

Ishii et al.17

68.4

68

NA

NA

23.9

23.5

2007.8

1364

1985.7

1813

Shigenaga et al.22

53.1

53.3

66.7

73.3

25.1

25.8

1953

1820

1981

1888

Shigenaga et al.22

52.9

53.3

60

73.3

25.1

25.8

1985

1837

1981

1888

Ruan et al.46

64.8

63.5

68

59

NA

NA

1716.5

1482.7

1731.6

1610.4

Li et al.43

58.3

58

64.7

61.8

NA

NA

1859

1566

1859

1702

Li et al.43

58.3

57.1

64.7

67.6

NA

NA

1859

1566

1780

1559

Mitsuhashi et al.11

68.8

63.3

60

60

24.6

25.6

2011

1791

2008

1907

Long and Liu45

59.3

57.4

65.7

65

28.9

24.9

1260

1080

1210

1140

Li and Wang44

72

73

NA

NA

NA

NA

2177

2085

2195

2117

Li and Wang44

72

74

NA

NA

NA

NA

2177

2085

2186

2174

Ruan et al.47

64.8

63.5

69

63

NA

NA

1764.4

1524.3

1759.7

1634.5

Han et al.19

48.8

48.8

51.2

45.9

22.8

22.8

1691.5

1635

1617

1528.9

Lunder et al.21

42.8

43.1

100

100

25.9

26.6

582

519

577

580

Wu et al.48

NA

NA

77.1

76

NA

NA

1797.8

1027.8

1850.6

1411.6

Wu et al.48

NA

NA

77.1

79.6

NA

NA

1797.8

1027.8

1870.8

1170.8

He et al.39

60.5

59.4

0

0

24.5

25.4

2007.8

1370.5

1985.7

1812.7

Feng38

57.2

56.3

61

61

NA

NA

1829.5

1464.8

1875.6

1578.4

Tomiyama et al.20

56

58

64.2

63.1

24.1

23.5

1741

1576

1774

1662

Hayoz et al.10

62.3

60.4

0

0

27.5

27

NA

NA

NA

NA

Spanos et al.13

60

55

71.4

66.7

27.5

29.6

1110

1000

940

950

Yang et al.49

57.3

56.8

69

67.5

24.5

24.4

1230

1090

1250

1180

Kong et al.41

52.4

52.2

64.7

67.6

NA

NA

1864

1553

1856

1623

Kong et al.41

52.4

52

64.7

61.8

NA

NA

1864

1553

1862

1562

Li and Ma42

58.6

58.1

54

58

NA

NA

1763.5

1436.5

1722.7

1465.7

Huang et al.40

49.2

48.6

NA

NA

NA

NA

1718.9

1610.1

1648.1

1570.7

Kim et al.11

48.7

50.5

62.5

56.4

26

26

752

780

768

756

Ihm et al.24

50.6

51.1

61.6

54.5

25.1

25.4

900

890

850

860

Agnoletti et al.23

57.2

59.5

55

52

NA

NA

960

970

1030

980

Agnoletti et al.23

57.2

59.2

55

57

NA

NA

960

970

970

980

Agnoletti et al.23

57.2

56.6

55

46

NA

NA

960

970

970

960

  1. Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; NA, not available; PWV, pulse wave velocity.