Table 3.
Network meta-analysis comparisons.
| NSAIDs | Traditional acupuncture | Eye acupuncture | Wrist–ankle acupuncture | Superficial acupuncture | Moxibustion | Electroacupuncture | Ear acupuncture | Abdominal acupuncture | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NSAIDs | 1 | 0.15 (0.05,0.40) |
0.29 (0.11,0.72) |
0.16 (0.03,0.80) |
0.19 (0.04,0.84) |
0.13 (0.04,0.36) |
0.04 (0.01,0.21) |
0.08 (0.01,0.37) |
0.19 (0.06,0.51) |
| Traditional acupuncture |
6.70
(2.60,20.0) |
1 | 2.00 (0.51,8.00) |
1.10 (0.15,7.40) |
1.30 (0.20,7.70) |
0.86 (0.19,3.60) |
0.29 (0.04,2.00) |
0.51 (0.05,3.40) |
1.30 (0.29,5.20) |
| Eye acupuncture |
3.50
(1.40,8.90) |
0.51 (0.12,2.10) |
1 | 0.57 (0.08,3.60) |
0.64 (0.11,4.00) |
0.44 (0.10,1.80) |
0.15 (0.02,0.95) |
0.26 (0.03,1.70) |
0.65 (0.15,2.60) |
| Wrist–ankle acupuncture |
6.00
(1.30,32.0) |
0.91 (0.14,6.60) |
1.70 (0.28,12.0) |
1 | 1.20 (0.13,11.0) |
0.76 (0.10,5.60) |
0.25 (0.02,2.60) |
0.45 (0.03,4.90) |
1.10 (0.16,7.40) |
| Superficial acupuncture |
5.10
(1.20,26.0) |
0.77 (0.12,5.20) |
1.50 (0.26,9.90) |
0.80 (0.09,8.10) |
1 | 0.64 (0.10,4.30) |
0.21 (0.02,2.10) |
0.38 (0.03,3.80) |
0.95 (0.15,6.10) |
| Moxibustion |
7.70
(2.90,25.0) |
1.10 (0.27,5.50) |
2.20 (0.56,10.0) |
1.30 (0.18,9.60) |
1.50 (0.24,11.0) |
1 | 0.34 (0.05,2.50) |
0.58 (0.06,4.50) |
1.50 (0.32,6.90) |
| Electroacupuncture |
23.0
(4.80,130) |
3.30 (0.48,24.0) |
6.50
(1.10,49.0) |
3.80 (0.37,41.0) |
4.10 (0.46,40.0) |
2.80 (0.39,22.0) |
1 | 1.70 (0.13,17.0) |
4.20 (0.61,30.0) |
| Ear acupuncture |
13.0
(2.80,100) |
2.00 (0.29,20.0) |
3.80 (0.57,35.0) |
2.20 (0.21,29.0) |
2.60 (0.27,35.0) |
1.60 (0.22,16.0) |
0.53 (0.05,7.20) |
1 | 2.40 (0.34,29.0) |
| Abdominal acupuncture |
5.30
(2.10,16.0) |
0.79 (0.19,3.50) |
1.60 (0.41,6.60) |
0.85 (0.13,6.20) |
1.00 (0.16,6.60) |
0.70 (0.14,3.30) |
0.23 (0.03,1.60) |
0.39 (0.04,2.90) |
1 |
NSAIDs: non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. Italicized values are significant at P < 0.05.