Table 1.

The demographic and clinical characteristics of neck pain patients.

	Acupuncture responders	Acupuncture non-responders	Statistics	P-value
Gender (Male/Female)	16/32	10/22	Χ2 = 0.038	P = 0.845
Age (Year)	23(21-25)	23(21-26)	Z = −0.124	P = 0.902
Height (cm)	165.15 ± 7.93	164.59 ± 7.74	t = −0.308	P = 0.759
Weight (kg)	55.00(45.25-71.50)	56.50(47.25-73.75)	Z = −0.034	P = 0.973
educational attainment (Year)	15(14-16)	15(14-17)	Z = −0.871	P = 0.384
Duration (Month)	14.00(7.00-30.00)	18.00(14.00-22.75)	Z = 1.090	P = 0.276
Baseline VAS	6(5-6)	5(5-6)	Z = −1.740	P = 0.082
After VAS	3.00(2.00-3.58)	5.00(4.00-5.00)	Z = −6.373	P = 0.001*
Baseline SAS	42.50(39.06-48.44)	45.03(40.31-51.88)	Z = −0.955	P = 0.340
After SAS	37.50(31.25-42.19)	45.00(37.50-48.75)	Z = −2.896	P = 0.004*
Baseline SDS	0.43(0.36-0.51)	0.48(0.37-0.55)	Z = −1.268	P = 0.205
After SDS	0.38(0.30-0.44)	0.44(0.36-0.50)	t = −2.113	P = 0.035*

Note: Depending on the data distribution, present values as mean ± standard deviation or median (interquartile range).