Table 2. Number and class of antihypertensive medications according to the tertile of aortic pulse wave velocity.

Parameter	PWV tertile Low	PWV tertile Medium	PWV tertile High	Overall	P Value
N	60	60	59	179
Antihypertensive drugs (n)	2.6 ± 1.3	2.7 ± 1.4	2.9 ± 1.2	2.7 ± 1.3	0.42
No antihypertensive drug n(%)	2 (3.3%)	3 (5%)	1 (1.7%)	6 (3.4%)	0.61
ACE inhibitors n(%)	42 (70%)	35 (58.3%)	37 (62.7%)	114 (63.7%)	0.41
ARBs n(%)	5 (8.3%)	6 (10%)	8 (13.6%)	19 (10.6%)	0.64
Beta-blockers n(%)	47 (78.3%)	44 (73.3%)	46 (78%)	137 (76.5%)	0.77
Alpha-blockers n(%)	8 (13.3%)	5 (8.3%)	6 (10.2%)	19 (10.6%)	0.67
Centrally acting agents n(%)	17 (28.3%)	23 (38.3%)	20 (33.9%)	60 (33.5%)	0.51
Non dihydropydine CCBs n(%)	0 (0%)	7 (11.7%)	1 (1.7%)	8 (4.5%)	<0.01
Dihydropydine CCBs n(%)	24 (40%)	27 (45%)	38 (64.4%)	89 (49.7%)	0.02
Vasodilators n(%)	15 (25%)	14 (23.3%)	15 (25.4%)	44 (24.6%)	0.96
Loop diuretics n(%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	2 (3.4%)	2 (1.1%)	0.13

Abbreviations: PWV = pulse wave velocity; ACE = angiotensin converting enzyme; ARBs = angiotensin receptor blockers; CCBs = calcium channel blockers