Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of stroke patients with and without acupuncture treatment
| Acupuncture use |
|||
|---|---|---|---|
| No (N=21 020) | Yes (N=21 020) | ||
| n (%) | n (%) | p Value | |
| Female | 9272 (44.1) | 9272 (44.1) | 1.0000 |
| Age, years | 1.0000 | ||
| 20–29 | 75 (0.4) | 75 (0.4) | |
| 30–39 | 284 (1.4) | 284 (1.4) | |
| 40–49 | 1878 (8.9) | 1878 (8.9) | |
| 50–59 | 4320 (20.6) | 4320 (20.6) | |
| 60–69 | 7080 (33.7) | 7080 (33.7) | |
| 70–79 | 6311 (30.0) | 6311 (30.0) | |
| ≥80 | 1072 (5.1) | 1072 (5.1) | |
| Stroke subtype | 1.0000 | ||
| Haemorrhage | 1775 (8.4) | 1775 (8.4) | |
| Ischaemic | 12 285 (58.4) | 12 285 (58.4) | |
| Other | 6960 (33.1) | 6960 (33.1) | |
| Low income | 184 (0.9) | 184 (0.9) | 1.0000 |
| Urbanisation | 1.0000 | ||
| Low | 582 (2.8) | 582 (2.8) | |
| Moderate | 7247 (34.5) | 7247 (34.5) | |
| High | 13 191 (62.8) | 13 191 (62.8) | |
| Coexisting medical condition | |||
| Hypertension | 15 887 (75.6) | 15 887 (75.6) | 1.0000 |
| Mental disorder | 8144 (38.7) | 8144 (38.7) | 1.0000 |
| Diabetes mellitus | 8048 (38.3) | 8048 (38.3) | 1.0000 |
| Hyperlipidaemia | 3403 (16.2) | 3403 (16.2) | 1.0000 |
| Head injury | 1659 (7.9) | 1659 (7.9) | 1.0000 |
| Parkinson's disease | 656 (3.1) | 656 (3.1) | 1.0000 |
| Alzheimer's disease | 13 (0.1) | 13 (0.1) | 1.0000 |
| Brain cancer | 4 (0.0) | 4 (0.0) | 1.0000 |
| Renal dialysis | 304 (1.5) | 304 (1.5) | 1.0000 |
| Rehabilitation | 13 803 (46.6) | 13 803 (46.6) | 1.0000 |
| Anti-epilepsy drugs | 6170 (29.4) | 6170 (29.4) | 1.0000 |
| Anticoagulant | 1599 (7.6) | 1599 (7.6) | 1.0000 |
| Anti-platelet agents | 20 016 (95.2) | 20 016 (95.2) | 1.0000 |
| Lipid-lowering agents | 11 307 (53.8) | 11 307 (53.8) | 1.0000 |
| ICU stay | 1412 (6.7) | 1412 (6.7) | 1.0000 |
| Neurosurgery | 318 (1.5) | 318 (1.5) | 1.0000 |
| Length of hospital stay, days | 6.92±5.19 | 6.93±5.25 | 0.7302 |
ICU, intensive care unit.