Xuezhikang reduced arterial stiffness in patients with essential hypertension: a preliminary study.

Braz J Med Biol Res · 2017 · PMC5579967 · PMID 28876367

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closest p · 1.0× alpha

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near significanceP=0.051so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

Although the comparison after treatment showed no statistical difference between the two groups in PWVβ, an arterial stiffness parameter, the P value was near significance (P=0.051) and it should be considered that the clinical samples were not calculated according to the data of arterial stiffness parameter.

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