Table 4.
Variable | Baseline Score |
Follow-Up Score |
Difference Between Groups | 95% CI | P | ||||||
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Acupuncture |
Control |
Acupuncture |
Control |
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Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | ||||
Constant-Murley score (higher scores indicate better outcome) | 41.9 | 13.5 | 48.1 | 16.8 | 55.8 | 20.6 | 49.5 | 18.2 | 11.2 | 3.0 to 19.3 | .008 |
Modified Constant-Murley score (higher scores indicate better outcome) | 41.7 | 13.7 | 47.8 | 16.5 | 56.6 | 21.6 | 49.6 | 18.3 | 12.0 | 3.6 to 20.4 | .006 |
Xerostomia Inventory* (lower scores indicate better outcome) | 60.1 | 21.6 | 63.3 | 18.3 | 52.6 | 21.6 | 61.8 | 18.9 | −5.8 | −1.0 to −10.7 | .02 |
NRS of Pain (lower scores indicate better outcome) | 5.6 | 1.6 | 5.9 | 2.2 | 3.6 | 2.4 | 5.8 | 2.3 | −1.7 | −0.8 to −2.7 | < .001 |
Abbreviations: SD, standard deviation; NRS, Numerical Rating Scale.
Includes two acupuncture patients and one control patient who gave xerostomia data but did not attend follow-up functional testing.