Table 2.
Medical conditions of stroke patients with and without acupuncture treatment in 2000–2008
| Acupuncture | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No (N = 285329) | Yes (N = 47832) | p-value | OR | (95 % CI)* | |||
| Rehabilitation | <0.0001 | ||||||
| No | 166,526 | (90.7) | 17,087 | (9.2) | 1.00 | (reference) | |
| Yes | 75,687 | (74.7) | 25,701 | (25.3) | 3.20 | (3.13–3.27) | |
| Diabetes | <0.0001 | ||||||
| No | 172,698 | (85.2) | 29,983 | (14.8) | 1.00 | (reference) | |
| Yes | 69,515 | (84.4) | 12,805 | (15.6) | 1.00 | (0.98–1.03) | |
| Hypertension | <0.0001 | ||||||
| No | 93,695 | (86.0) | 15,290 | (14.0) | 1.00 | (reference) | |
| Yes | 148,518 | (84.4) | 27,498 | (15.6) | 1.18 | (1.15–1.21) | |
| Hyperlipidemia | <0.0001 | ||||||
| No | 219,658 | (85.4) | 37,503 | (14.6) | 1.00 | (reference) | |
| Yes | 22,555 | (81.0) | 5285 | (19.0) | 1.30 | (1.26–1.35) | |
| MI | <0.0001 | ||||||
| No | 236,962 | (84.9) | 42,037 | (15.1) | 1.18 | (1.09–1.28) | |
| Yes | 5251 | (87.5) | 751 | (12.5) | 1.00 | (reference) | |
| Dialysis | <0.0001 | ||||||
| No | 238,140 | (84.9) | 42,500 | (15.1) | 2.76 | (2.45–3.13) | |
| Yes | 4073 | (93.4) | 288 | (6.6) | 1.00 | (reference) | |
| Type of Stroke | <0.0001 | ||||||
| Hemorrhage | 53,950 | (83.4) | 10,714 | (16.6) | 1.02 | (0.96–1.08) | |
| Ischemia | 173,573 | (85.2) | 30,155 | (14.8) | 1.21 | (1.15–1.28) | |
| Other | 14,690 | (88.5) | 1919 | (11.6) | 1.00 | (reference) | |
| LOS, days | <0.0001 | ||||||
| 1–5 | 84,534 | (87.4) | 12,172 | (12.6) | 1.00 | (reference) | |
| 6–9 | 63,969 | (85.9) | 10,499 | (14.1) | 1.06 | (1.03–1.09) | |
| 10–14 | 34,261 | (83.8) | 6605 | (16.2) | 1.16 | (1.12–1.20) | |
| 15–19 | 16,537 | (82.7) | 3465 | (17.5) | 1.22 | (1.17–1.28) | |
| ≥20 | 43,092 | (81.1) | 10,047 | (18.9) | 1.23 | (1.19–1.27) | |
| Mean ± SD | 12.8 ± 17.5 | 14.9 ± 17.0 | <0.0001 | ||||
*Logistic regression model included sociodemographics and medical conditions; Hosmer-Lemeshow goodness of fit, p-value = 0.001; c-statistic = 0.71; CI, confidence interval; LOS, length of stay; MI, myocardial infarction; OR, odds ratio