Table 2.

Effectiveness rate of ST36 acupuncture group, ST36 acupoint injection group, intramuscular injection group and standard therapy group.

Variable	Acupuncture (n = 59)	Acupoint injection (n = 67)	Intramuscular injection (n = 67)	Standard therapy (n = 53)	P value
Significant effectiveness (%)	1 (1.69)	36 (53.73)	26 (38.81)	1 (1.89)	0.939*,<0.01†, <0.01‡, 0.083#
Effectiveness (%)	3 (5.08)	27 (40.30)	17 (25.37)	1 (1.89)	0.363*, <0.01†, <0.01‡, 0.066#
Total effectiveness (%)	4 (6.77)	63 (94.03)	43 (64.18)	2 (3.78)	0.481*, <0.01†, <0.01‡, <0.01#

^* Acupuncture VS. standard therapy. ^† Acupoint injection VS. standard therapy. ^‡ Intramuscular injection VS. standard therapy. ^#Acupoint injection VS. intramuscular injection.