Table 7.
Pearson correlation coefficients among the mean vital signs for a sample patient using the statistical model.
| Variable | Heart rate | Systolic BPa | Diastolic BP | Respiration rate | Body temperature | SPO2b | Glucose |
| Heart rate | 1 | –0.103 | 0.183 | 0.316 | 0.236 | –0.065 | 0.053 |
| Systolic BP | –0.103 | 1 | 0.504 | –0.034 | 0.057 | 0.056 | 0.069 |
| Diastolic BP | 0.183 | 0.504 | 1 | 0.030 | 0.031 | 0.028 | 0.029 |
| Respiration rate | 0.316 | –0.034 | 0.030 | 1 | 0.128 | –0.095 | 0.064 |
| Body temperature | 0.236 | 0.057 | 0.031 | 0.128 | 1 | 0.016 | –0.028 |
| SPO2 | –0.065 | 0.056 | 0.028 | –0.095 | 0.016 | 1 | –0.028 |
| Glucose | 0.053 | 0.069 | 0.029 | 0.064 | –0.028 | –0.028 | 1 |
aBP: blood pressure.
bSpO2: oxygen saturation.