Table 2.

Difference between baseline measurements (Base), unilateral acupuncture (Acu 1) and bilateral acupuncture (Acu 2).

Parameter			Estimate	Std. Error	value of p	95% Confidence Interval
						Lower bound	Upper bound
Flow	Flow S	Acu 1 vs. Base	12.08	1.12	< 0.001	9.89	14.27
		Acu 2 vs. Base	18.16	1.36	< 0.001	15.49	20.83
	Flow D	Acu 1 vs. Base	9.33	1.10	< 0.001	7.18	11.48
		Acu 2 vs. Base	20.92	1.34	< 0.001	18.29	23.54
SO2	SO2 S	Acu 1 vs. Base	0.34	0.26	0.186*	−0.16	0.85
		Acu 2 vs. Base	1.67	0.32	< 0.001	1.05	2.29
	SO2 D	Acu 1 vs. Base	1.57	0.23	< 0.001	1.12	2.03
		Acu 2 vs. Base.	3.65	0.28	< 0.001	3.10	4.21
Velo	Velo S	Acu 1 vs. Base	1.11	0.15	< 0.001	0.82	1.40
		Acu 2 vs. Base	1.71	0.18	< 0.001	1.36	2.07
	Velo D	Acu 1 vs. Base	1.14	0.16	< 0.001	0.83	1.45
		Acu 2 vs. Base	2.74	0.19	< 0.001	2.36	3.12
rHb	rHb S	Acu 1 vs. Base	0.44	0.22	0.0456	0.01	0.88
		Acu 2 vs. Base	1.90	0.27	< 0.001	1.37	2.42
	rHb D	Acu 1 vs. Base	3.02	0.37	< 0.001	2.29	3.74
		Acu 2 vs. Base	5.78	0.45	< 0.001	4.89	6.66

Acu 1, unilateral acupuncture; Acu 2, bilateral acupuncture; Base, baseline readings before acupuncture; p value: <0.05 statistical significance showed in bold.

* = not statistically significant.