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Feature extraction and weighted pulse decomposition were applied to identify morphological characteristics regarding blood volume change and component waves in preprocessed PPG and ECG signals. A systematic strategy of feature combination was performed. The hierarchical regression method based on the random forest for classification and extreme gradient boosting (XGBoost) algorithms for regression was used, which first classified the data into subdivisions. The respective regression model for the subdivision was constructed with an overlapping zone.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results<\/jats:title>\n \n By using 914 sets of wrist PPG and ECG signals for baPWV estimation, the hierarchical regression model with 2 subdivisions and an overlapping zone of 400 cm per second achieved root-mean-square error of 145.0 cm per second and 141.4 cm per second for 24 men and 26 women, respectively, which is better than the general XGBoost regression model and the multivariable regression model (all\n P<\/jats:italic>\n <.001).\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n We for the first time demonstrated that baPWV could be reliably estimated by the wrist PPG and ECG signals measured by the wearable device. 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