Novel Diagnostic Algorithm for the Floating and Sunken Pulse Qualities and Its Clinical Test
Table 3
Characteristics of 121 subjects stratified by pulse quality and gender.
SEX
Pulse (subject#)
BMI (kg/m2)
(mmHg)
〈Bp〉 (mmHg)
Heart rate (beats/min)
(1)
(2)
Male
Floating (26)
21.3 ± 1.6
126.0 ± 16.0
85.1 ± 11.6
80.4 ± 14.5
170.2 ± 40.1
0.46 ± 0.13
0.55 ± 0.13
Sunken (32)
24.2 ± 3.2
129.4 ± 14.1
91.2 ± 10.8
77.1 ± 12.2
160.5 ± 30.6
0.58 ± 0.10
0.66 ± 0.09
-test (-value)
1.2E-4**
0.38
0.044*
0.35
0.30
5.1E-4**
3.2E-4**
Female
Floating (23)
19.4 ± 2.0
109.0 ± 12.2
79.0 ± 7.2
83.0 ± 12.4
143.4 ± 33.5
0.43 ± 0.14
0.52 ± 0.16
Sunken (40)
22.3 ± 2.8
115.3 ± 13.0
82.9 ± 9.9
79.9 ± 11.0
136.0 ± 35.3
0.49 ± 0.16
0.61 ± 0.16
-test (-value)
6.2E-5**
0.063
0.10
0.30
0.42
0.12
0.029*
All
Floating (49)
20.4 ± 2.0
118.0 ± 16.6
82.2 ± 10.2
81.6 ± 13.5
157.6 ± 39.2
0.45 ± 0.14
0.54 ± 0.14
Sunken (72)
23.1 ± 3.1
121.6 ± 15.2
86.6 ± 11.1
78.6 ± 11.5
146.9 ± 35.3
0.53 ± 0.14
0.63 ± 0.14
-test (-value)
4.3E-7**
0.22
0.031*
0.20
0.12
1.8E-3**
1.9E-4**
Data presented are the mean ± SD except for the -test result. *: , **: . Abbreviated: “” = systolic blood pressure, “〈Bp〉” = average blood pressure, and “” stands for the maximum pulse strength among all pressure steps, whose unit is device-specific. “-test” = the two-sample -test between the floating and sunken pulse groups.
