Validation of a Novel Traditional Chinese Medicine Pulse Diagnostic Model Using an Artificial Neural Network

Table 2

Background information on the subjects (𝑁=260).

		Normotensive group^ψ(𝑛=139)	Hypertensive group^ψ(𝑛=121)	Significance*; (𝑃<0.05)
Gender	Male	55	53	–-
	Female	84	68
Age (yrs)	18–34	43	9	–-
	35–64	86	93
	≥65	10	19
BMI (kg/m^2)	<18.50	12	5	–-
	18.50–22.99	103	96
	≥23.00	24	20
LBP (mmHg)		112 (13)/68 (7)	150 (16)/95 (11)	0.01
RBP (mmHg)		113 (13)/68 (7)	150 (15)/95 (11)	0.01
Pulse Rate (bpm)		65 (10)	70 (11)	0.01

BMI: Body mass index; LBP: Left-side blood pressure; RBP: Right-side blood pressure.
^ψThe mean (SD) is reported for the continuous variables and the frequency for the categorical variables.
* P < 0.05 denotes statistical significance.