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. 2018 Jan 11;19:28. doi: 10.1186/s13063-017-2339-z

Table 1.

Comparison of participant characteristics in the two groups

Real acupuncture group Sham acupuncture group P value
(N = 30) (N = 31)
Age (years) 35.87 ± 10.36 35.97 ± 9.15 0.550
Male/female, number of participants 16/14 17/14 0.521
History of PAR 49.03 ± 29.84 51.17 ± 32.39 0.907
RQLQ score 45.93 ± 8.67 49.16 ± 7.87 0.133
Sleep 7.9 ± 3.34 8.00 ± 4.48 0.922
Non-nasal/eye 18.83 ± 4.43 20.81 ± 4.44 0.086
Behavior 12.00 ± 3.00 12.1 ± 3.36 0.905
Emotional function 7.23 ± 2.5 8.3 ± 2.15 0.081

Values are expressed as mean ± SD unless stated otherwise

PAR persistent allergic rhinitis, RQLQ Rhinoconjunctivitis Quality of Life Questionnaire

P > 0.05 indicates there was no statistically significant difference