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Table 5 The main morphological PPG signal features

From: Investigating the correlation between smoking and blood pressure via photoplethysmography

PPG feature

Description

sa

Systolic amplitude

Da

Diastolic amplitude

SA

Systolic Area

DA

Diastolic Area

IPA

Inflection Point Area = SA/DA

ST

Systolic Time

DT

Diastolic Time

PI

Pulse Interval

SI

Stiffness Index = sa/DT

PPI

Peak-to-Peak Interval

PR

Pulse Rate = 60/PPI

FWHM

Full Width at Half Maximum

sa-DT-ratio

Systolic amplitude to diastolic time ratio

AI

Augmentation Index = sa/Da