Novel Diagnostic Model for the Deficient and Excess Pulse Qualities

Figure 6

Characteristics of subjects diagnosed with the DEPs stratified by gender; (a) for the entire sample size, (b) for male subjects, and (c) for female subjects. Data presented are the mean ± SD, and the 𝑃 value from Student’s two sample 𝑡-test. *𝑃<0.05, **𝑃<0.005; N.S: nonsignificant. Abbreviated: “BP_systolic” = systolic blood pressure, “⟨BP⟩” = average blood pressure, “ΔBP” = BP_systolic−BP_diastolic, and “𝐻^𝑖max” stands for the maximum pulse amplitude at the 𝑖th palpation position whose unit was determined by the manufacturer (arb), and “⟨𝐻^𝑖max⟩” is the average of 𝐻^𝑖max over 𝑖=1, 2, and 3.

(a) All

(b) Male

(c) Female