Table 1.
Physical characteristics of participants.
| MAcu |
MSham |
EAcu |
ESham |
CON |
Total |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | 9 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 45 | |
| Age (y) | Mean | 21.6 | 20.9 | 22.5 | 22.1 | 24.2 | 22.3 |
| SD | 1.7 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 2.2 | |
| Mass (kg) | Mean | 62.3 | 74.8 | 67.4 | 69.5 | 66.3 | 67.8 |
| SD | 8.5 | 12.3 | 8.9 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 9.4 | |
| Height (cm) | Mean | 171.3 | 175.4 | 172.7 | 176.1 | 173.7 | 173.7 |
| SD | 6.1 | 5.7 | 6.2 | 4.7 | 7.2 | 6.1 |
CON = control; EAcu = electroacupuncture on acupoints; ESham = needling with electric stimulation on sham points; MAcu = manual acupuncture on acupoints; MSham = manual needling on sham points; SD = standard deviation.