Table 5.

Comparison of adverse events, electrocardiogram, liver function, and kidney function between two groups or between pretreatment and posttreatment.

Group	n	Pretreatment		Posttreatment
		ALT	SCr	Adverse events*	ECG*	ALT	SCr
EA	31	23.43 ± 5.06	73.61 ± 15.07	1	2	24.08 ± 4.65	74.38 ± 14.77
WCM	30	23.32 ± 4.48	73.61 ± 16.01	0	1	25.12 ± 5.88	73.82 ± 13.88

ALT: alanine aminotransferase; EA: electroacupuncture; ECG: electrocardiogram; SCr: serum creatinine; WCM: western conventional medication. *One patient at 2 times in the EA group showed dizziness and limb weakness after the TST test which lasted about half an hour and relieved itself. **Two cases had abnormal ECG with occasional atrial premature beats or the first degree atrioventricular block in EA group, and 1 patient had abnormal ECG with sinus arrhythmia in WCM group, all with no requirement for clinical care.