Table 5.

Patient-level acupuncture characteristics, n=20,827.

Number of Sessions
0	441 (2.1%)
1–5	515 (2.5%)
6–10	8003 (38%)
11–15	2065 (10%)
16–20	40 (0.2%)
21–30	15 (<0.1%)
Missing	1989 (10%)
Not reported	7759 (37%)
Average Session Duration
2–15	163 (0.8%)
15–30	2668 (13%)
31–45	377 (1.8%)
46–60	25 (0.1%)
60+	1 (<0.1%)
Missing	896 (4.3%)
Not reported	16697 (80%)
Average Number of Needles
2–5	22 (0.1%)
6–10	910 (4.4%)
11–15	762 (3.7%)
16–20	825 (4.0%)
21–25	199 (1.0%)
26+	30 (0.1%)
Missing	1621 (7.8%)
Not reported	16458 (79%)
Age of Physician/Acupuncturist
30–35	298 (1.4%)
36–40	2119 (10%)
41–45	2630 (13%)
46–50	2407 (12%)
51–55	1701 (8.2%)
56–60	872 (4.2%)
60+	303 (1.5%)
Missing	368 (1.8%)
Not reported	10129 (49%)
Physician/Acupuncturist Sex
Female	3626 (17%)
Male	7002 (34%)
Missing	70 (0.3%)
Not reported	10129 (49%)