Relationships between pathological patterns and vocal qualities estimated by acoustic parameters

Young-Jae Park; Young-Bae Park

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Relationships between pathological patterns and vocal qualities estimated by acoustic parameters

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- Relationships between pathological patterns and vocal qualities estimated by acoustic parameters
- Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine Vol. 21, Issue 5, Pages: 346-354(2015)
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  1. Department of Diagnosis and Biofunctional Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
  2. Department of Diagnosis and Biofunctional Medicine, Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong, Gangdong, Republic of Korea
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- DOI：10.1007/s11655-015-2171-9
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Park, YJ., Park, YB. Relationships between pathological patterns and vocal qualities estimated by acoustic parameters., Chin. J. Integr. Med. 21, 346–354 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11655-015-2171-9

Young-Jae Park, Young-Bae Park. Relationships between pathological patterns and vocal qualities estimated by acoustic parameters. [J]. Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine 21(5):346-354(2015)
Park, YJ., Park, YB. Relationships between pathological patterns and vocal qualities estimated by acoustic parameters., Chin. J. Integr. Med. 21, 346–354 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11655-015-2171-9 DOI：

Young-Jae Park, Young-Bae Park. Relationships between pathological patterns and vocal qualities estimated by acoustic parameters. [J]. Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine 21(5):346-354(2015) DOI： 10.1007/s11655-015-2171-9.

摘要

To examine whether vocal characteristics estimated by acoustic parameters were associated with phlegm

yin deficiency

or cold-heat patterns. A total of 75 college students (males:females = 53:22) aged 19–24 years were enrolled in this study. Each subject was asked to complete the phlegm pattern questionnaire (PPQ)

yin deficiency questionnaire (YDQ) and cold-heat questionnaire (CHQ). For the acoustic analysis

each subject was asked to produce a sustained vowel sound (/a/) for 3 s to be used to calculate acoustic parameters. Then

habitual fundamental frequency (F0)

jitter

shimmer

F0tremor

mean F0

standard deviation of F0

maximum F0

minimum F0

normalized noise energy

harmonic-to-noise ratio

signal-to-noise ratio

amplitude tremor

and power ratio were calculated using the Dr. Speech software. Finally

four hierarchical regression models with pattern questionnaire scores as dependent variables were formed to examine which factors among acoustic parameters

sex

and age were predictive of those pattern scores. PPQ

YDQ

heat

and cold pattern scores all formed significant regression model equations and the adjusted R2 values were 0.281

0.164

0.156

and 0.170

respectively. There were aging effects in the PPQ and YDQ models (standardized β=0.199

0.271

respectively). Vocal tremor-related F0 tremor and vocal ringing-related power ratio parameters were associated with PPQ and YDQ scores. Gender was directly predictive of PPQ and indirectly moderated the relationship between power ratio and YDQ score. Vocal pitchrelated habitual F0 and mean F0 were associated with heat and cold scores. These results indicate that the vocal qualities of phlegm- and yin deficiency-susceptible subjects tend to be ringing and less tremorous

and those of heat- and cold-susceptible subjects tend to be high-pitched. Our study results suggest that vocal characteristics estimated by acoustic parameters are partially predictive of phlegm

yin deficiency

heat

and cold patterns. In terms of phlegm and yin deficiency patterns

there were direct or moderating effects of sex and age.

Abstract

To examine whether vocal characteristics estimated by acoustic parameters were associated with phlegm

yin deficiency

or cold-heat patterns. A total of 75 college students (males:females = 53:22) aged 19–24 years were enrolled in this study. Each subject was asked to complete the phlegm pattern questionnaire (PPQ)

yin deficiency questionnaire (YDQ) and cold-heat questionnaire (CHQ). For the acoustic analysis

each subject was asked to produce a sustained vowel sound (/a/) for 3 s to be used to calculate acoustic parameters. Then

habitual fundamental frequency (F0)

jitter

shimmer

F0tremor

mean F0

standard deviation of F0

maximum F0

minimum F0

normalized noise energy

harmonic-to-noise ratio

signal-to-noise ratio

amplitude tremor

and power ratio were calculated using the Dr. Speech software. Finally

four hierarchical regression models with pattern questionnaire scores as dependent variables were formed to examine which factors among acoustic parameters

sex

and age were predictive of those pattern scores. PPQ

YDQ

heat

and cold pattern scores all formed significant regression model equations and the adjusted R2 values were 0.281

0.164

0.156

and 0.170

respectively. There were aging effects in the PPQ and YDQ models (standardized β=0.199

0.271

and those of heat- and cold-susceptible subjects tend to be high-pitched. Our study results suggest that vocal characteristics estimated by acoustic parameters are partially predictive of phlegm

yin deficiency

heat

and cold patterns. In terms of phlegm and yin deficiency patterns

there were direct or moderating effects of sex and age.

关键词

Chinese medicine syndromeOriental Medicineacoustic parameters

Keywords

Chinese medicine syndromeOriental Medicineacoustic parameters

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