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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of patients \( \left(\overline{\upchi}\pm \mathrm{S}\right) \)

From: The effectiveness of long-needle acupuncture at acupoints BL30 and BL35 for CP/CPPS: a randomized controlled pilot study

Demographic information

Control group (n = 38)

Treatment group (n = 39)

P value

Mean ± SD

Range

Mean ± SD

Range

Age (year)

31.7 ± 6.2

21–44

31.4 ± 7.0

24–50

0.84

Duration (month)

32.4 ± 39.3

3–156

24.3 ± 27.9

3–120

0.31

NIH-CPSI (total)

26.7 ± 4.9

17–37

26.6 ± 5.8

12–37

0.89

 Pain or discomfort

11.1 ± 2.8

5–17

11.1 ± 3.1

4–16

1.0

 Urination

5.8 ± 2.8

0–10

5.4 ± 3.3

0–11

0.52

 Impact of symptoms

5.0 ± 1.0

2–6

5.2 ± 1.1

3–6

0.34

 Quality of life

4.9 ± 1.2

2–6

4.9 ± 1.1

3–6

0.84

CM symptom

15.3 ± 7.3

6–34

14.0 ± 5.0

6–24

0.36