Table 3.

Concentrations of hs-CRP after 5 weeks of repetitive SI-EA, AI-EA, cEA (i.e., SI-EA plus AI-EA), and sham-EA treatment in DSSH rats.

hs-CRP (mg/ml)
		SI-EA		Margin
		Yes	No
AI-EA	Yes	2.22 ± 0.26*,**	3.27 ± 0.35*	2.74 ± 0.25
	No	2.32 ± 0.30*	5.16 ± 0.51	3.74 ± 0.46
Margin		2.27 ± 0.19	4.21 ± 0.38

Values are means ± SE. Hs-CRP, high-sensitivity C-reaction protein. Two-way ANOVA analysis indicates that SI-EA interacts positively with AI-EA in lowering hs-CRP (P < 0.05).

*P < 0.05, compared to sham-EA.

**P < 0.05, cEA compared to AI-EA or SI-EA.