Table 2.
The results of pairwise meta-analysis.
| Outcome measure | Comparison | Number | SMD (95% CI) | I2(%) | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FMA-LE | WA+AN+RT vs RT EA+BA+RT vs EyA+EA+BA+RT EA+BA+RT vs BA+RT WA+RT vs RT WA+SN+RT vs RT SN+EA+RT vs RT BA+RT vs FA+RT BA+RT vs AN+EA+BA+RT BA+RT vs BA BA+RT vs RT EA+RT vs FA+RT EA+RT vs RT FA+RT vs RT SN+BA+RT vs RT NN+RT vs RT EA+BA+SN+RT vs RT BA vs RT |
1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 10 2 5 2 5 1 1 1 |
0.82(0.45, 1.20) −0.26(−0.63, 0.12) 0.85(0.50, 1.21) 1.08(0.53, 1.63) 0.79(0.33, 1.25) 0.50(−0.02, 1.01) −1.55(−2.13, −0.97) −0.47(−0.84, −0.10) 1.20(0.80, 1.60) 1.14(0.81, 1.46) −1.12(−1.53, −0.71) 1.06(0.42, 1.70) 1.05(0.72, 1.39) 0.72(0.18, 1.27) 0.87(0.34, 1.40) 0.45(0.04, 0.85) −0.14(−0.51, 0.23) |
– – – 58% – – – – – 79% 33% 93% 66% 87% – – – |
– – – 0.12 – – – – – P < 0.00001 P = 0.22 P < 0.00001 P = 0.09 P < 0.00001 – – – |
| MBI |
WA+AN+RT vs RT WA+RT vs EA+RT WA+RT vs RT WA+SN+RT vs RT SN+EA+RT vs RT BA+RT vs AN+EA+BA+RT BA+RT vs BA BA+RT vs RT EA+RT vs NN+RT EA+RT vs RT SN+BA+RT vs RT BA vs RT RT vs SN+WAN+RT |
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 6 1 1 3 1 1 |
1.23(0.84, 1.62) 1.72(1.30, 2.14) 0.85(0.36, 1.33) 0.71(0.26, 1.16) 0.58(0.06, 1.10) −1.19(−1.58, −0.79) 1.46(0.89, 2.03) 1.35(0.97, 1.72) −0.03(−0.42, 0.36) 1.03(0.54, 1.52) 0.20(−0.01, 0.41) −0.35(−0.86, 0.16) −0.53(−1.07, 0.02) |
– – – – – – – 74% – – 0% – – |
– – – – – – – P = 0.002 – – P = 0.43 – – |
| MAS |
WA+RT vs EA+RT SN+EA+RT vs RT BA+RT vs EA+RT BA+RT vs FA+BA+RT BA+RT vs BA BA+RT vs RT EA+RT vs RT SN+BA+RT vs RT BA vs RT |
1 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 |
0.82(0.45, 1, 19) 0.55(0.04, 1.07) −0.08(−0.52, 0.37) −0.86(−1.39, −0.33) 1.26(0.70, 1.82) 1.22(0.39, 2.05) 0.45(−0.02, 0.92) 0.68(0.16, 1.21) 0.11(−0.40, 0.61) |
– – – – – 89% – – – |
– – – – – P = 0.0002 – – – |
| BBS |
EA+BA+RT vs BA+RT
BA+RT vs RT EA+RT vs RT |
1
6 2 |
0.93(0.58, 1.29)
1.21(0.63, 1.80) 1.09(0.74, 1.44) |
– 89% 93% |
– P < 0.00001 P = 0.0001 |
The bold font indicates a statistical difference. WA, Warm Acupuncture; AN, Abdominal Needle; RT, Rehabilitation treatment; BA, Body Acupuncture; EA, Electroacupuncture; FA, Fire Acupuncture; SN, Scalp Needle; EyA, Eyes Acupuncture; NN, acupotome; WAN, wrist ankle needle; FMA-LE, Fugl-Meyer Assessment for Lower Extremity; MBI, Modified Barthel Index; MAS, Modified Ashworth Scale; BBS, Berg Balance Scale.