title: Response to Letter to the Editor.
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Electronic address: m.b.snijder@amc.uva.nl.
authors.forename: Marieke B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Snijder
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Karien
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Stronks
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Charles
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Agyemang
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Wim B
authors.initials: WB
authors.lastname: Busschers
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Ron J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Peters
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal and Vascular Medicine, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Bert-Jan H
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: van den Born
mesh_terms: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects*; D005006:Ethnicity; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D059289:Vascular Stiffness / Q000187:drug effects*
chemical_list: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents
keywords: Arterial stiffness; Blood pressure lowering medication; Ethnic differences; HELIUS study