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. 2023 Apr 8;37:34. doi: 10.47176/mjiri.37.34

Table 6. Comparison of quality-of-life score changes in the two groups of exercise therapy and electro-acupuncture.

Thickness after Anserina Exercise therapy group (N=31) Electric Acupuncture Group (N=30) P-value (Comparison between groups)
First Visit 63.7 ± 14.2 60.1 ± 12.5 0.305
One month after the intervention 76.5 ± 10.3 79.4 ± 10.5 0.269
Changes since the first visit 12.7 (7.3 – 18.2) 19.3 (13.9 – 24.8) 0.024
P-value (intragroup comparison) <0.001 <0.001 -
Two months after the intervention 80.6 ± 9.2 85.1 ± 6.7 0.032
Changes since the first visit 16.8 (10.7 – 23.1) 25 (18.8 – 31.2) 0.014
P-value (intragroup comparison) <0.001 <0.001 -
Changes compared to the first month 4.1 (0.4 – 7.8) 5.7 (2.0 – 9.4) 0.408
P-value (intragroup comparison) 0.022 0.001 -
Three months after the intervention 84.9 ± 6.5 87.1 ± 7.0 0.221
changes from the first visit 21.2 (14.9 – 27.6) 27 (20.6 – 33.3) 0.086
P-value (intragroup comparison) <0.001 <0.001 -
Changes compared to the first month 8.5 (4.3 – 12.7) 7.6 (3.5 – 11.8) 0.702
P-value (intragroup comparison) <0.001 <0.001 -
Changes compared to the second month 4.4 (2.0 – 6.7) 1.9 (0.4 – 4.3) 0.480
P-value (intragroup comparison) <0.001 0.156 -