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 ≥140 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

* SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure.