Table 2.
Evaluation of therapeutic effect.
| Acupuncture + auricular acupressure (group A, n = 45) |
Acupuncture (group B, n = 45) |
Oral vitamin C and vitamin E (control) (group C, n = 45) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Area of skin lesion | |||
| Pretreatment score | 2.3 ± 0.2 | 2.4 ± 0.2 | 2.3 ± 0.2 |
| Posttreatment score | 0.7 ± 0.15∗∗†† | 1.3 ± 0.15∗† | 1.5 ± 0.1 |
| Color of skin lesion | |||
| Pretreatment score | 2.0 ± 0.2 | 1.9 ± 0.2 | 2.1 ± 0.2 |
| Posttreatment score | 0.7 ± 0.15∗∗†† | 1.1 ± 0.15∗† | 1.6 ± 0.1 |
| Treatment outcome, n (%) | |||
| Basically cured | 34 (75.6) | 28 (62.2) | 17 (37.8) |
| Markedly effective | 5 (11.1) | 7 (15.6) | 9 (20.0) |
| Effective | 4 (8.9) | 6 (13.3) | 8 (17.8) |
| Ineffective | 2 (4.4) | 4 (8.9) | 11 (24.4) |
| Total effective rate (%) | 95.6∗∗ | 91.1∗ | 75.6 |
Note. Data were presented as mean ± standard deviation or number of patients (n) with percentage (%). Area and color of skin lesion: compared with the pretreatment level of the same group, ∗P < 0.05 and ∗∗P < 0.01; pre- and posttreatment difference compared with the control group; †P < 0.05 and ††P < 0.01. Treatment outcome: compared with control group, ∗P < 0.05 and ∗∗P < 0.01.