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Demographic characteristics
| Group | P value | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capsule (N = 43) |
Placebo (N = 41) |
Acupuncture (N = 47) |
Sham acupuncture (N = 41) |
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|
Sex N (%) |
Female | 24 (55%) | 25 (61%) | 41 (87%) | 29 (71%) | 0.004 |
| Male | 19 (45%) | 16 (38%) | 6 (13%) | 12 (29%) | ||
|
Age (year) Mean ± standard deviation |
42.43 ± 8.79 | 42.68 ± 10.02 | 43.57 ± 5.51 | 39.19 ± 10.34 | 0.076 | |
