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Table 1. Search terms for the systematic review.

Acupuncture treatments	Acupuncture [MeSH Term & Keyword] OR Electroacupuncture [MeSH Term & Keyword] OR Electric stimulation [MeSH Term & Keyword] OR Acupressure [MeSH Term & Keyword] OR Laser acupuncture [MeSH Term & Keyword] OR ^acupunctur^[Title/Abstract]
AND
Lifestyle stroke risk factors	High blood pressure	Hypertension [MeSH Term & Keyword] OR Blood pressure [MeSH Terms & Keyword] OR Hypertens^* [Title/Abstract] OR Prehypertens^* [Title/Abstract] OR Systolic [Title/Abstract] OR Diastolic [Title/Abstract] OR
	High cholesterol	Cholesterol [MeSH Term & Keyword] OR Triglycerides [MeSH Term & Keyword] OR Dyslipidemia [MeSH Term & Keyword] OR Epicholesterol [Title/Abstract] OR HDL [Title/Abstract] OR LDL [Title/Abstract] OR Triglyceride^* [Title/Abstract] OR Hyperlipidem^* [Title/Abstract] OR Lipidem^* [Title/Abstract] OR
	Obesity	Obesity [MeSH Terms & Keyword] OR Overweight [MeSH Terms & Keyword] OR Metabolic syndrome [MeSH Terms & Keyword] OR Obes^* [Title/Abstract] OR Adiposity [Title/Abstract] OR Adipos^* [Title/Abstract]
	Alcohol-dependence/abuse	Alcohol [MeSH Terms & Keyword] OR Alcohol^* [Title/Abstract]
	Smoking-dependence/abuse	Smoking [MeSH Terms & Keyword] OR Smok^* [Title/Abstract]
	Physical inactivity	Exercise [MeSH Terms & Keyword] OR Exercis^* [Title/Abstract]

* truncation symbol for literature search.