title: Gender and measuring-position differences in the radial pulse of healthy individuals.
abstract: In this research, radial pulse differences according to gender and measuring positions in healthy individuals were investigated in an objective manner. A total of 372 healthy volunteers (189 males and 183 females) participated in this study. The radial pulse was measured at six different measuring positions using a multistep tonometry system. The pulse data were compared between males and females and between different measuring positions. Compared to the pulses in females, those in males were deeper and slower, with a longer diastolic proportion and a shorter systolic proportion. Amplitude of the radial pulse increased as it went distal. The pulse was deepest at the Cheock position and shallowest at the Gwan position. Compared to the right pulse, the radial augmentation index was higher and the main peak angle was larger in case of the left pulse. The results of this research show that the radial pulses in healthy individuals differ significantly according to gender and measuring positions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Meridian and Acupoint, College of Korean Medicine, Daejeon University, Daejeon, Korea. Electronic address: docwindy@dju.kr.
authors.forename: Yun-Kyoung
authors.initials: YK
authors.lastname: Yim
authors.affiliation: Department of Meridian and Acupoint, College of Korean Medicine, Daejeon University, Daejeon, Korea.
authors.forename: Chan
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Meridian and Acupoint, College of Korean Medicine, Daejeon University, Daejeon, Korea.
authors.forename: Hyun-Jin
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Kwang-Suk
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Park
mesh_terms: D015670:Acupuncture Therapy; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008365:Manometry; D011187:Posture; D011674:Pulse / Q000379:methods*; D056910:Republic of Korea; D014953:Wrist / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000502:physiology*; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Korean medicine; gender; measuring position; physiological difference; pulse diagnosis; radial pulse