Table 4.

Differences in the PPT between the two groups.

Acupoints	Group A	Group B	Statistical value	P value
GB26 (R)	62.85 (42.68–100.10)	50.63 (39.46–85.26)	−1.538	0.124
GB26 (L)	63.65 (41.28–87.58)	51.25 (37.05–77.43)	−1.635	0.102
ST25 (R)	65.75 (43.70–104.35)	54.58 (37.78–77.85)	−1.753	0.080
ST25 (L)	59.10 (45.25–102.80)	53.10 (42.53–72.53)	−1.623	0.105
CV6	62.30 (37.23–88.80)	53.00 (38.89–72.13)	−1.189	0.234
CV4	57.55 (39.63–89.78)	48.75 (37.26–82.41)	−1.383	0.167
CV3	55.00 (43.20–85.10)	49.58 (35.63–74.51)	−1.257	0.209
CV2	55.05 (40.25–89.25)	48.93 (37.90–84.45)	−1.360	0.174
ST28 (R)	57.05 (41.85–89.95)	46.65 (35.36–66.60)	−2.086	0.037 ∗
ST28 (L)	59.70 (43.23–90.98)	48.95 (37.40–84.91)	−1.387	0.165
ST29 (R)	59.70 (42.18–88.25)	47.05 (33.59–70.80)	−2.110	0.035 ∗
ST29 (L)	54.85 (39.23–83.05)	48.78 (36.29–77.26)	−1.273	0.203
ST30 (R)	58.85 (39.25–87.13)	47.48 (34.51–73.35)	−1.730	0.084
ST30 (L)	59.35 (41.53–87.00)	48.50 (35.58–73.76)	−1.759	0.079
EX-CA1 (R)	57.20 (41.38–86.78)	48.48 (37.23–73.44)	−1.399	0.162
EX-CA1 (L)	60.95 (42.20–77.95)	49.50 (37.15–81.25)	−1.147	0.251
SP10 (R)	69.25 (50.95–92.93)	54.18 (38.98–80.01)	−2.737	0.006 ∗
SP10 (L)	69.70 (44.18–93.33)	57.48 (40.30–92.90)	−1.368	0.171
SP9 (R)	70.40 (45.73–100.08)	52.95 (38.69–82.05)	−2.129	0.033 ∗
SP9 (L)	69.50 (47.13–98.95)	52.63 (40.15–83.53)	−2.073	0.038 ∗
ST36 (R)	77.40 (46.93–114.53)	55.93 (42.48–82.39)	−2.075	0.038 ∗
ST36 (L)	68.60 (48.23–101.73)	58.88 (45.05–94.25)	−1.339	0.181
SP6 (R)	61.70 (41.63–93.40)	53.20 (39.83–81.79)	−1.447	0.148
SP6 (L)	58.80 (41.10–97.38)	50.63 (35.03–74.69)	−1.518	0.129
LR3 (R)	64.35 (43.98–101.40)	53.75 (39.44–81.53)	−1.893	0.058
LR3 (L)	66.30 (47.73–98.78)	51.00 (38.81–76.90)	−2.082	0.037 ∗

PPT: pressure pain threshold; R: right; L: left. ^∗, P < 0.05. The bold values indicate significant statistical values between the two groups.