Table 2.

Blood pressure changes after six-week acupuncture treatment.

Group	Parameter	Baseline	Follow-up	MD (95% CI)	P value
ATG	SBP	144.0 ± 10.30	135.80 ± 11.76Δ	8.20(1.05, 15.35)	0.034*
	DBP	87.40 ± 4.10	84.40 ± 3.36	3.00(0.22, 5.78)	0.040*
	DSBP	146.80 ± 3.88	143.80 ± 6.14	3.00(−6.08, 12.08)	0.411
	DDBP	88.40 ± 1.21	86.60 ± 4.72	1.80(−2.96, 6.56)	0.353
	NSBP	135.0 ± 8.59	130.50 ± 18.61	4.60(−0.854, 10.05)	0.079
	NDBP	80.20 ± 2.11	76.80 ± 3.11	3.40(−5.36, 12.16)	0.342
	Pulse	73.00 ± 3.54	77.20 ± 6.76	−4.20(−8.54, 0.14)	0.055
	Arterial BP	106.20 ± 1.50	103.0 ± 2.45	3.20(1.58, 4.82)	0.005*
	SBP Variation	12.02 ± 1.25	14.58 ± 3.12	−2.56(−8.44, 3.32)	0.293
	DBP Variation	13.82 ± 2.01	15.83 ± 2.58	−2.00(−9.29, 5.26)	0.485
	SBP Nocturnal Dipping	8.30 ± 3.78	6.18 ± 9.95	2.11(−7.08, 11.3)	0.558
	DBP Nocturnal Dipping	10.90 ± 1.98	11.10 ± 6.07	−0.20(−10.98, 10.58)	0.961
ITG	SBP	142.0 ± 8.57	142.30 ± 10.21	−0.25(−6.92, 6.42)	0.932
	DBP	85.88 ± 7.14	84.63 ± 9.41	1.25(−4.24, 6.74)	0.607
	DSBP	145.50 ± 2.82	144.60 ± 11.16	0.88(−6.49, 8.24)	0.787
	DDBP	88.00 ± 2.24	86.13 ± 9.43	1.88(−3.73, 7.48)	0.455
	NSBP	130.60 ± 4.08	135.30 ± 8.92	−4.63(−11.10, 1.85)	0.135
	NDBP	80.25 ± 3.02	79.88 ± 10.84	0.38(−7.55, 7.30)	0.902
	Pulse	78.67 ± 1.87	78.67 ± 4.59	6.17(0.84, 11.49)	0.030*
	Arterial BP	104.70 ± 0.76	104.20 ± 7.36	0.50(−6.33, 7.33)	0.858
	SBP Variation	14.23 ± 0.81	14.64 ± 4.03	−0.40(−4.89, 4.09)	0.827
	DBP Variation	19.87 ± 1.83	19.66 ± 2.24∆	0.21(−6.44, 6.86)	0.938
	SBP Nocturnal Dipping	9.55 ± 1.05	6.44 ± 4.91	3.11(−1.62, 7.84)	0.152
	DBP Nocturnal Dipping	9.26 ± 2.48	6.54 ± 7.12	2.71(−7.17, 12.60)	0.512

* indicates P < 0.05; ^∆P < 0.05 which is yielded in the comparison between Group A and Group B after treatment.