Table 3.
Results (MD, with 95% CI) of the network meta-analysis for pain (on the bottom left) and function (on the top right) scores.
| Acupuncture | 4.50(-1.00, 10.00) | -3.70(-9.30, 1.50) | -4.60(-12.00, 2.80) | 1.90(-1.90, 5.90) | 11.00(3.00, 19.00) | -1.20(-9.40, 6.30) |
| -1.80(-4.00, 0.29) | Education | -8.30(-14.00, -2.60) | -9.20(-17.00, -0.98) | -2.70(-7.70, 2.70) | 6.6(-3.00, 16.00) | -5.90(-14.00, 2.10) |
| 1.20(-0.75, 3.20) | 3.00(0.92, 5.20) | Electro-acupuncture | -0.88 (-6.90, 5.40) | 5.70(1.70, 10.00) | 15.00(6.30, 24.00) | 2.50 (-3.70, 8.30) |
| 2.00(-0.63, 4.70) | 3.90(1.00, 6.80) | 0.84(-1.30, 2.90) | Fire needle | 6.60(-0.35, 14.00) | 16.00(7.00, 25.00) | 3.40 (-3.90, 10.00) |
| -0.98 (-2.50, 0.43) | 0.85 (-1.10, 2.70) | -2.20(-3.80, -0.72) | -3.00(-5.50,-0.59) | Sham needle | 9.30(0.61, 18.00) | -3.20(-11.00, 3.60) |
| -2.70(-5.40, 0.14) | -0.85 (-4.10, 2.50) | -3.90(-6.80, -0.89) | -4.10(-6.70, -1.50) | -4.70(-7.60, -1.80) | Waiting list | -13.00(-23.00, -2.80) |
| -0.40 (-3.20, 2.30) | 1.40 (-1.50, 4.30) | -1.60(-3.70, 0.37) | -2.40(-4.40, -0.51) | 0.59(-1.90, 3.10) | 2.30(-1.00, 5.40) | Warm needle |
∗Boldface and italic meant significance. (Note: if MD<0, it meant that the treatment in columns was more effective than that of the rows in NMA.)