Table 3. Comparison of the changes of white blood cells among the three groups (×10⁹/L, $\overline{x}\pm s$).

Groups	Before	5th	8th	11th	14th	21st	28th
Control (n=55)	7.43±2.53	6.65±2.43	5.85±2.17*	5.50±2.34	5.37±2.12*△	5.98±2.18	6.26±2.32
Medication (n=76)	7.16±3.10	6.23±2.56	6.48±2.88	5.62±2.21	6.60±3.24△	6.13±2.17	4.47±2.44
TEAS (n=47)	7.22±2.54	6.67±1.85	7.07±2.10*	6.32±2.01	6.11±1.51*	6.60±1.88	6.75±2.30
F	0.158	0.612	5.257	1.614	7.323	0.667	0.336
P	0.854	0.544	0.023	0.203	0.026	0.515	0.715

*, P<0.05; ^△, P<0.05. White blood cell counts over time for the control, medication, and TEAS groups. The white blood cell in the TEAS group was significantly higher than the control group on day 8 and day 14 (P<0.05).