Table 4.
Other outcomes reported at 24 months' follow-up after acupuncture care or usual care. Values are numbers (percentages) unless stated otherwise
| Outcome | Acupuncture group | Usual care group | % Difference (95% CI) | P value* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In the past 12 months have you had low back pain or leg pain?: | ||||
| Yes | 93 (82) | 46(92) | −10 | 0.06† |
| No
|
21 (18)
|
4 (8)
|
(−20 to 2)
|
|
| During the past four weeks have you used any medicine for low back pain?: | ||||
| Yes | 45 (40) | 29 (59) | −19 | 0.03† |
| No
|
68 (60)
|
20 (41)
|
(−35 to −3)
|
|
| Compared with the worry you felt 12 month ago, how worried are you about your back pain problem now?: | ||||
| Much less or less worried
|
79 (71)
|
19 (39)
|
||
| Same
|
22 (20)
|
23 (47)
|
32 (15 to 46) | <0.001‡ |
| More or much more worried | 11 (10) | 7 (14) |
*
χ2 test.
†
1 df.
‡
2 df.