Assessment Parameters for Arrayed Pulse Wave Analysis and Application in Hypertensive Disorders
Table 3
Comparisons of characteristic APV parameters.
Parameters
Mean (SD)
Statistics
P value
Healthy group
Hypertension group
RP
APVh1
8.623 (1.349)
9.947 (1.192)
−3.220
0.002
APVh3
7.219 (1.784)
8.729 (1.377)
−3.470
0.001
APVh4
6.497 (1.682)
7.940 (1.565)
−3.388
0.002
APVh5
−0.002 (0.188)
−0.022 (0.175)
0.714
0.479
APVh3/h1
0.827 (0.090)
0.874 (0.058)
−2.714
0.010
APVh4/h1
0.743 (0.089)
0.793 (0.091)
−2.512
0.012
APVh5/h1
0.001 (0.022)
−0.002 (0.019)
0.934
0.355
IP
APVh1
8.840 (1.387)
9.715 (1.002)
−1.326
0.191
APVh3
7.414 (1.860)
8.617 (1.315)
−1.975
0.054
APVh4
6.497 (2.016)
7.806 (1.404)
2.303
0.025
APVh5
0.100 (0.237)
0.035 (0.183)
−1.098
0.272
APVh3/h1
0.830 (0.100)
0.883 (0.055)
−2.426
0.019
APVh4/h1
0.721 (0.128)
0.800 (0.089)
−2.739
0.009
APVh5/h1
0.012 (0.029)
0.004 (0.019)
−1.226
0.220
UP
APVh1
8.643 (1.760)
9.428 (1.037)
−0.918
0.365
APVh3
6.974 (2.203)
8.182 (1.440)
−1.410
0.168
APVh4
6.229 (2.084)
7.360 (1.520)
−1.586
0.122
APVh5
0.100 (0.287)
0.016 (0.182)
−0.924
0.355
APVh3/h1
0.795 (0.126)
0.863 (0.074)
−1.849
0.073
APVh4/h1
0.707 (0.120)
0.774 (0.100)
−2.042
0.049
APVh5/h1
0.127 (0.039)
0.003 (0.022)
0.409
0.409
Mean
APVh1
8.739 (1.213)
9.646 (0.763)
−1.558
0.126
APVh3
7.275 (1.751)
8.460 (1.135)
−2.228
0.030
APVh4
6.454 (1.764)
7.653 (1.273)
−2.537
0.014
APVh5
0.066 (0.216)
0.018 (0.160)
−1.226
0.220
APVh3/h1
0.823 (0.096)
0.874 (0.062)
−2.604
0.012
APVh4/h1
0.727 (0.106)
0.789 (0.087)
−2.836
0.007
APVh5/h1
0.009 (0.026)
0.002 (0.017)
−1.098
0.272
RP: radial passage, IP: intermediate passage, UP: ulnar passage, and mean: average of twelve channels. ∗P < 0.05, ∗∗P < 0.01 in comparison with the healthy group.
