Table 1. Baseline characteristics (intention-to-treat population).
Acupuncture group | Artificial tears group | |
Characteristics | (n = 75) | (n = 75) |
Age (year, mean (SD)) | 47.95 (11.11) | 46.05 (13.10) |
Sex M/F (frequency) | 22/53 | 19/56 |
Menopause (frequency) | 26 | 25 |
Symptom duration (frequency, mean (SD)) | 6.00 (5.69) | 5.91 (4.97) |
Computer or TV use (hour/week, mean (SD)) | 16.87 (15.53) | 18.61 (16.80) |
Contact lens wearer (frequency) | 7 | 6 |
Smoker (frequency) | 7 | 7 |
Full time-outdoor workers/full time-indoor workers (frequency) | 36/4 | 27/3 |
>10 years of school education (frequency) | 65 | 67 |
Previous treatment (frequency) | ||
Artificial tears use | 33 | 44 |
Other treatment use | 5 | 3 |
No-treatment | 37 | 28 |
Past history related to dry eye (frequency) | ||
Sjogren syndrome | 0 | 0 |
Keratitis | 7 | 10 |
Cataract | 2 | 3 |
Glaucoma | 2 | 1 |
LASIK surgery | 1 | 6 |
Blepharitis | 2 | 3 |