Table III.
Minutes of crying per day and differences between the acupuncture and control group (mean and 95% CI) at measured intervals: The ST36 infantile colic acupuncture trial.
| Acupuncture group (n = 38) | Control group (n = 41) | Difference (Cl) | p-value | |
| Baseline (mean of day 1 and 2) | 220 (195,245) | 212 (183,241) | 8 (–29,46) | 0.67 |
| 1st intervention day (day 3) | 230 (180,281) | 186 (142,230) | 44 (–21,110) | 0.18 |
| 2nd intervention day (day 4) | 180 (128,232) | 185 (131,239) | –5 (–79,68) | 0.88 |
| 3rd intervention day (day 5) | 129 (97,162) | 167 (123,211) | –38 (–91,17) | 0.17 |
| 1 day after intervention (day 6) | 120 (94,145) | 142 (106,179) | –22 (–67,21) | 0.31 |
| 1 week after interveniton (day 12) | 121 (79,164)* | 120 (91,149)* | 1 (–49,52) | 0.95 |
| 4 weeks after intervention (day 33) | 89 (55,123)* | 97 (67,126)‘ | –8 (–51,37) | 0.74 |
*One diary in each group did not give data for day 12 and day 33. For these days the acupuncture group n = 37, and the control group n = 40.