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Table 4 Baseline characteristics and outcome measurements for participants with chronic low back pain who received TEA or acupuncture

From: Efficacy and safety of thread embedding acupuncture for chronic low back pain: a randomized controlled pilot trial

Variable

Group

p value

TEA group (n = 20)

Acupuncture group (n = 20)

Sex, n (%)

 Male

3 (15.0)

5 (25.0)

0.429a

 Female

17(85.0)

15(75.0)

Mean age, years

50.35 ± 11.45

51.9 ± 8.99

0.871b

VAS

6.04 ± 0.29

5.91 ± 0.34

0.655b

SF-MPQ

 Descriptive scale

18.85 ± 1.23

19.40 ± 1.65

0.791c

 PPI

2.65  ± 0.15

2.45  ± 0.15

0.273b

ODI

35.20 ± 1.93

41.56 ± 2.88

0.075c

  1. Values are expressed as means ± standard deviations
  2. ODI, Oswestry Disability Index, PPI Present Pain Intensity scale, SF-MPQ short-form McGill Pain Questionnaire, TEA thread-embedding acupuncture, VAS visual analog scale
  3. aChi-square (χ2) test
  4. bMann-Whitney U test
  5. cStudent’s t test
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