Table 2.
Variable | Patients Receiving Acupuncture (n = 28) |
Control Patients (n = 30) |
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No. | % | No. | % | |
Sex | ||||
Female | 13 | 46 | 7 | 23 |
Male | 15 | 54 | 23 | 77 |
Age, years | ||||
Median | 61 | 57 | ||
First quartile | 54 | 50 | ||
Third quartile | 68 | 63 | ||
Histologic diagnosis | ||||
Thyroid cancer | 6 | 21 | 4 | 13 |
Squamous cell carcinoma | 16 | 57 | 21 | 70 |
Melanoma | 4 | 14 | 1 | 3 |
Other | 2 | 7 | 4 | 13 |
MQS | ||||
Mean | 2.1 | 5.6 | ||
SD | 6.1 | 8.9 | ||
Medication use | 4 | 14 | 16 | 53 |
Abbreviations: MQS, Medication Quantification Scale; SD, standard deviation.