Table 3. Blood pressure change in hypertension after acupuncture treatment.
| Parameters | Baseline (n = 113) | Post-treatment (n = 108) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24-hour SBP∇ | 145.1 ± 9.28 | 140.7 ± 9.59 | < 0.0001** |
| 24-hour DBPΔ | 88.35 ± 7.92 | 85.86 ± 7.95 | 0.0024** |
| Day SBP | 147.8 ± 9.77 | 143.3 ± 10.28 | < 0.0001** |
| Day DBP | 90.08 ± 8.25 | 87.67 ± 8.19 | 0.0033** |
| Night SBP | 135.6 ± 13.23 | 132.4 ± 13.04 | 0.0130* |
| Night DBP | 82.11 ± 8.91 | 79.93 ± 9.57 | 0.0474* |
| SBP Variability (%) | 15.22 ± 4.938 | 16.55 ± 5.352 | 0.2755 |
| DBP Variability (%) | 19.67 ± 8.399 | 19.51 ± 6.336 | 0.9326 |
| MAP▲ | 103.5 ± 12.77 | 102.2 ± 6.302 | 0.7383 |
| Pulse (beats/min) | 71.57 ± 7.068 | 76.36 ± 8.599 | 0.0151* |
| Nocturnal Dipping (SBP) | 8.07 ± 8.53 | 7.52 ± 7.67 | 0.4267 |
| Nocturnal Dipping (DBP) | 8.68 ± 7.90 | 8.78 ± 7.30 | 0.9688 |
| SBP mensor ± SE | 145.61 ± 0.95 | 138.50 ± 1.03 | < 0.0001 |
| SBP amplitude (95% CL) | 13.01 (8.12, 17.91) | 7.94 (2.61, 13.26) | / |
| SBP acrophase (95% CL) | −214.74 (−236.85, −192.63) | −232.89 (−275.08, −270.02) | / |
| DBP mensor ± SE | 84.86 ± 0.65 | 82.10 ± 0.62 | 0.0051 |
| DBP amplitude (95% CL) | 7.20 (3.85, 10.56) | 5.72 (2.51, 8.94) | / |
| DBP acrophase (95% CL) | −198.30 (−226.09, −180.09) | −243.09 (−277.28, −270.10) | / |
| Blood sugar (mmol/L) | 5.04 ± 0.30 | 5.02 ± 0.27 | 0.944 |
| Total Cholesterol (mmol/L) | 4.82 ± 0.55 | 4.73 ± 0.47 | 0.409 |
| RBC count (×1012/L) | 4.34 ± 0.18 | 4.33 ± 0.30 | 0.952 |
| WBC count (×109/L) | 5.16 ± 0.98 | 4.49 ± 0.84 | 0.005** |
| ALT (unit/L) | 32.44 ± 11.23 | 24.67 ± 6.00 | 0.046* |
| AST (unit/L) | 27.22 ± 7.17 | 26.56 ± 7.33 | 0.764 |
| BUN (mmol/L) | 5.91 ± 1.43 | 5.24 ± 1.17 | 0.029* |
| sCr (μmol/L) | 71.07 ± 10.63 | 68.59 ± 12.49 | 0.551 |
| Serum uric acid (μmol/L) | 251.9 ± 83.82 | 254.3 ± 61.56 | 0.823 |
| HDL-C (mmol/L) | 1.17 ± 0.22 | 1.02 ± 0.15 | 0.096 |
| LDL-C (mmol/L) | 2.87 ± 0.45 | 2.69 ± 0.40 | 0.173 |
∇: Systolic blood pressure; Δ: Diastolic blood pressure; ▲: Mean Arterial Pressure; *P < 0.05; **P < 0.01. Nocturnal Dipping = (daytime BP-nighttime BP)/daytime BP; Reverse-dipper: <0% nocturnal SBP fall; Nondippers: with ≥0% but <10%; Dippers: with ≥10% but <20%; extreme-dippers: with ≥20%.
RBC: red blood cell; WBC: white blood cell; ALT: Alanine Aminotransferase; AST: Aspartate Aminotransferase; BUN: blood urea nitrogen; Scr: HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol.