Table 1 Baseline participant characteristics
Characteristics | Control group (n = 23) | Acupuncture (n = 37) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Age | |||
Age < 65y/o, No.(%) | 10(43.5%) | 24(64.9%) | 0.10 |
Age≧65y/o, No.(%) | 13(56.5%) | 13(35.1%) | |
Women, No.(%) | 16(69.6) | 24(64.9) | 0.71 |
Smoking history, No.(%) | 4(17.4) | 8(21.6) | 0.69 |
HTN history, No.(%) | 10(43.5) | 16(43.2) | 0.99 |
BMI | 23.58(4.41) | 24.21(5.89) | 0.69 |
systolic pressure, mean(SD) | 121.3(32.16) | 129.27(20.87) | 0.25 |
diatolic pressure, mean(SD) | 72.13(17.40) | 75.7(7.7) | 0.28 |
SF36 | |||
PF, mean(SD) | 70.65(31.38) | 77.70(25.24) | 0.34 |
RP, mean(SD) | 46.74(49.03) | 50.03(46.16) | 0.68 |
BP, mean(SD) | 54.74(26.29) | 62.97(28.21) | 0.31 |
GH, mean(SD) | 41.52(21.05) | 42.27(23.94) | 0.89 |
VT, mean(SD) | 53.26(19.16) | 50.27(23.15) | 0.61 |
SF, mean(SD) | 73.37(22.39) | 76.01(22.32) | 0.66 |
RE, mean(SD) | 63.77(48.11) | 57.66(47.56) | 0.63 |
MH, mean(SD) | 54.43(16.30) | 56.00(20.95) | 0.76 |