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Table 1 Descriptive frequency analysis on baseline characteristics

From: Placebo by proxy expectations toward acupuncture change over time: a survey comparing parental expectations to acupuncture pre- and postoperatively

Characteristics

n (%)

Mother participating

245 (86,9)

Age parents mean/median (SD)

36/36 (5534)

Female child

163 (57.8)

Age children mean/median (SD)

4/4 (2499)

Parent’s education < 12 years

79 (28)

Health professional parents

100 (35.5)

Parental anxiety mean/median (SD)

5.23/6.00 (2.809)

Previous acupuncture useful

133 (47.2)

Assignment to acupuncture

138 (48.9)

  1. Values are numbers (%) unless stated otherwise. N = 282