Pulse Wave Variation during the Menstrual Cycle in Women with Menstrual Pain
Table 2
Pulse waves of the experimental and control groups during the nonmenstrual period.
Variables
Left radial artery
Right radial artery
Experimental group Mean ± SD
Control group Mean ± SD
-value
value
Experimental group Mean ± SD
Control group Mean ± SD
-value
value
Energy
390.371 ± 182.911
403.244 ± 192.204
−0.77
0.442
314.971 ± 183.084
354.765 ± 201.115
−2.32
0.021
40.925 ± 16.464
40.619 ± 16.959
0.21
0.837
32.242 ± 14.724
32.873 ± 15.984
−0.46
0.646
0.107 ± 0.009
0.107 ± 0.009
0.66
0.507
0.111 ± 0.010
0.113 ± 0.010
−2.11
0.035
0.319 ± 0.033
0.318 ± 0.027
0.60
0.551
0.310 ± 0.030
0.314 ± 0.030
−1.64
0.101
0.467 ± 0.103
0.474 ± 0.108
−0.73
0.463
0.450 ± 0.093
0.450 ± 0.097
0.00
1.000
7901.274 ± 2949.925
8065.463 ± 2933.796
−0.62
0.534
6591.526 ± 2771.091
7004.789 ± 3045.965
−1.59
0.112
71.827 ± 6.808
71.332 ± 6.572
0.82
0.411
70.897 ± 6.607
71.368 ± 6.738
−0.78
0.433
28.173 ± 6.808
28.668 ± 6.572
−0.82
0.411
29.103 ± 6.607
28.632 ± 6.738
0.78
0.433
RAI
60.784 ± 15.347
58.176 ± 13.967
1.96
0.050
55.138 ± 14.801
54.661 ± 15.042
0.36
0.722
/min
30518.311 ± 15053.620
31116.693 ± 15348.294
−0.44
0.660
25274.641 ± 15046.942
28016.549 ± 15380.574
−2.01
0.045
0.411 ± 0.047
0.407 ± 0.047
0.96
0.340
0.413 ± 0.047
0.417 ± 0.048
−0.94
0.345
0.710 ± 0.139
0.698 ± 0.136
0.97
0.334
0.713 ± 0.141
0.726 ± 0.144
−0.97
0.334
Energy: 3-dimensional pulse volume from multipoint array pressure sensor. Pulse volume can be calculated by integration of pulse amplitude envelope. : amplitude of incisura is affected by amplitude of reflected wave. : time to first peak from baseline correlates with vessel compliance. : duration of left ventricular systole. : left ventricle diastolic phase; T is equivalent to one pulse period. : pulse wave area. : ratio of systolic phase to pulse wave area. : ratio of diastolic phase to pulse wave area. RAI: radial augmentation index, which is calculated as : (ratio of height of the aortic peak to the height of the main peak), related to vessel’s stiffness and aging. /min: mean energy per minute. : ratio of systolic phase to total pulse period. : ratio of systolic phase to diastolic phase. Note: increased duration of systolic phase may indicate increased stroke volume or cardiac loading.
