Research Article
Validation of a Novel Traditional Chinese Medicine Pulse Diagnostic Model Using an Artificial Neural Network
Table 1
Selection criteria of normotensive and hypertensive subjects.
| Selection criteria | Normotension | Hypertension |
| Inclusion criteria | (i) Aged 18 or above | (i) Aged 18 or above | (ii) SBP <120 mmHg and DBP
<80 mmHg at
rest* [31] | (ii) Diagnosis of essential hypertension | (iii) SBP mmHg/DBP ≥90 mmHg or
both* [31] | Exclusion criteria | (i) Pregnant | (i) The same as those in normotension except the
current use of antihypertensive drugs | (ii) Loss of upper extremities | (iii) Chronic diseases | (iv) Infectious diseases | (v) Current use of any medication including prescription
from a medical doctor, herbal medicine and OTC drugs |
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* SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood
pressure.
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