Table 8.
Comparison of ΔT between Group A or B and HCs
| Sites | Time /ΔT | Group A (n = 30) |
Group B (n = 30) |
HCs (n = 30) |
Median (CI)* | Median (CI)** |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Jiao | Baseline | 0.32 (− 0.01, 0.56) | 0.36 (0.05, 0.54) | 0.35 (0.19, 0.58) | 0.05 (− 0.18, 0.25) | 0.07 (− 0.19, 0.22) |
| Week 4 | 0.43 (0.26, 0.69) | 0.43 (0.07, 0.57) | 0.35 (0.19, 0.58) | − 0.08 (− 0.25, 0.09) | − 0.02 (− 0.19, 0.21) | |
| Middle Jiao | Baseline | − 0.22 (− 0.71, 0.14) | − 0.33 (− 0.99, 0.09) | 0.07 (− 0.11, 0.25) | 0.35 (0.10, 0.64) | 0.44 (0.15, 0.79) |
| Week 4 | 0.06 (− 0.02, 0.26) | 0.00 (− 0.06, 0.24) | 0.07 (− 0.11, 0.25) | 0.00 (− 0.18, 0.10) | 0.10 (− 0.15, 0.14) | |
| Lower Jiao | Baseline | − 0.67 (− 1.37, − 0.29) | − 0.81 (− 1.89, − 0.41) | − 0.38 (− 0.64, − 0.12) | 0.37 (0.06, 0.76) | 0.44 (0.18, 0.82) |
| Week 4 | − 0.47 (− 0.66, − 0.05) | − 0.57 (− 0.70, − 0.39) | − 0.38 (− 0.64, − 0.12) | 0.03 (− 0.21, 0.25) | 0.17 (− 0.01, 0.33) | |
|
Shenque (CV8) |
Baseline | 0.57 (− 0.06, 0.91) | 0.57 (0.06, 1.17) | 1.17 (0.73, 1.78) | 0.74 (0.34, 1.13) | 0.68 (0.31, 1.11) |
| Week 4 | 1.29 (0.85, 2.07) | 1.12 (0.95, 1.42) | 1.17 (0.73, 1.78) | − 0.12 (− 0.54, 0.27) | 0.00 (− 0.29, 0.30) | |
|
Zhongwan (CV12) |
Baseline | − 0.84 (− 1.43, − 0.17) | − 0.91 (− 2.07, − 0.16) | − 0.15 (− 1.19, 0.19) | 0.47 (− 0.07, 1.00) | 0.65 (0.10, 1.12) |
| Week 4 | − 0.50 (− 0.92, − 0.11) | − 0.53 (− 0.92, − 0.23) | − 0.15 (− 1.19, 0.19) | 0.14 (− 0.47, 0.59) | 0.17 (− 0.34, 0.64) | |
|
Danzhong (CV17) |
Baseline | 0.45 (− 0.11, 1.08) | 0.35 (− 0.06, 0.80) | 0.65 (0.40, 1.11) | 0.19 (− 0.16, 0.53) | 0.34 (0.05, 0.64) |
| Week 4 | 0.53 (0.10, 0.80) | 0.53 (0.08, 0.82) | 0.65 (0.40, 1.11) | 0.19 (− 0.08. 0.45) | 0.26 (− 0.08, 0.54) | |
| Governor vessel | Baseline | 0.58 (0.36, 0.91) | 0.53 (− 0.01, 0.79) | 0.74 (0.40, 1.13) | 0.10 (− 0.17, 0.36) | 0.31 (0.00, 0.61) |
| Week 4 | 0.60 (0.41, 1.00) | 0.68 (0.44, 0.88) | 0.74 (0.40, 1.13) | 0.08 (− 0.16, 0.32) | 0.04 (− 0.17, 0.31) | |
|
Pishu (BL20) |
Baseline | 0.39 (0.09, 0.73) | 0.15 (− 0.55, 0.36) | 0.40 (0.14, 0.70) | 0.02 (− 0.22, 0.30) | 0.37 (0.08, 0.74) |
| Week 4 | 0.40 (0.27, 0.74) | 0.31 (0.18, 0.42) | 0.40 (0.14, 0.70) | − 0.06 (− 0.30, 0.10) | 0.08 (− 1.00, 0.30) | |
|
Shenshu (BL23) |
Baseline | 0.45 (0.21, 0.92) | 0.16 (− 0.22, 0.54) | 0.51 (0.14, 0.97) | 0.06 (− 0.24, 0.36) | 0.42 (0.13, 0.69) |
| Week 4 | 0.56 (0.51, 0.87) | 0.52 (0.25, 0.60) | 0.51 (0.14, 0.97) | − 0.11 (− 0.38, 0.16) | 0.06 (-0.16, 0.34) | |
| Neck | Baseline | 0.68 (− 0.40, 1.48) | 0.41 (− 0.08, 0.89) | 1.41 (0.74, 1.99) | 0.84 (0.29, 1.46) | 1.13 (0.66, 1.56) |
| Week 4 | 0.89 (0.82, 1.79) | 0.85 (0.72, 1.31) | 1.41 (0.74, 1.99) | 0.28 (− 0.17, 0.78) | 0.42 (0.09, 0.88) | |
| Upper arm | Baseline | − 0.42 (− 1.07, 0.15) | − 0.42 (− 0.81, − 0.18) | 0.24 (− 0.42, 0.66) | 0.48 (0.04, 0.93) | 0.64 (0.20, 1.00) |
| Week 4 | − 0.20 (− 0.98, 0.45) | − 0.25 (− 0.98, 0.17) | 0.24 (− 0.42, 0.66) | 0.34 (− 0.34, 0.82) | 0.50 (0.01, 0.85) | |
| Thoracic segments | Baseline | 0.33 (− 0.24, 0.85) | 0.31 (− 0.41, 0.64) | 0.76 (0.53, 1.07) | 0.44 (0.17, 0.77) | 0.60 (0.31, 0.93) |
| Week 4 | 0.66 (0.54, 1.02) | 0.66 (0.51, 0.86) | 0.76 (0.53, 1.07) | 0.06 (− 0.13, 0.29) | 0.11 (− 0.40, 0.33) | |
| Lumbar segments | Baseline | 0.35 (− 0.06, 0.82) | 0.21 (− 0.12, 0.54) | 0.49 (0.22, 0.83) | 0.18 (− 0.08, 0.43) | 0.35 (0.13, 0.58) |
| Week 4 | 0.63 (0.57, 0.93) | 0.59 (0.43, 0.72) | 0.49 (0.22, 0.83) | − 0.15 (− 0.37, 0.04) | − 0.09 (− 0.23, 0.11) | |
| Renal region | Baseline | − 0.08 (− 0.77, 0.30) | − 0.32 (− 1.12, 0.03) | 0.07 (− 0.13, 0.35) | 0.22 (− 0.04, 0.52) | 0.49 (0.21, 0.82) |
| Week 4 | 0.11 (− 0.02, 0.41) | 0.04 (− 0.20, 0.12) | 0.07 (− 0.13, 0.35) | − 0.06 (− 0.26, 0.14) | 0.08 (− 0.11, 0.23) |
Group A: Long-snake-like moxibustion for 60 min; Group B: Long-snake-like moxibustion for 30 min. Bold data represented statistical differences in ΔT of Groups A and B compared to HCs. Data were presented as Median (Q1, Q3); Q: quarter; Q1: 25th percentile; Q3: 75th percentile.
HCs Healthy control subjects; 95%CI 95% Confidence Interval
* Group A vs. HCs, ** Group B vs. HCs. Hodges-Lehmann method was used to calculate median differences and their 95% confidence intervals