Table 1.
Participants’ baseline characteristics.
| Characteristic | Acupuncture Group (n = 61) |
Control Group (n = 61) |
p |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 57.44 (56.51, 58.37) | 57.87 (56.76, 58.98) | 0.557 a |
| ≥60 years | 18 (29.51%) | 23 (37.70%) | 0.444 b |
| <60 years | 43 (70.49%) | 38 (62.30%) | |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 24.48 (23.74, 25.21) | 25.05 (24.26, 25.83) | 0.292 a |
| ≥25 | 23 (37.70%) | 31 (50.82%) | 0.202 b |
| <25 | 38 (62.30%) | 30 (49.18%) | |
| Vital signs | |||
| SBP (mmHg) | 130.2 (127.7, 132.8) | 128.4 (125.6, 131.1) | 0.321 a |
| ≥140 | 10 (16.39%) | 10 (16.39%) | 0.999 b |
| <140 | 51 (83.61%) | 51 (83.61%) | |
| DBP (mmHg) | 84.57 (82.94, 86.20) | 83.94 (82.11. 85.17) | 0.405 a |
| ≥90 | 13 (21.31%) | 8 (13.11%) | 0.338 b |
| < 90 | 48 (78.69%) | 53 (86.89%) | |
| Smokes (Y/N) | 1 (1.64%)/60 (98.36%) | 1 (1.64%)/60 (98.36%) | 0.999 b |
| Drinks (Y/N) | 14 (22.95%)/47 (77.05%) | 17 (27.9%)/44 (72.13%) | 0.678 b |
| Exercises (Y/N) | 43 (70.49%)/18 (29.51%) | 35 (57.38%)/26 (42.62%) | 0.187 b |
| Medical history | |||
| Hypertension (Y/N) | 7 (11.48%)/54 (88.52%) | 4 (6.56%)/57 (93.44%) | 0.529 b |
| Diabetes (Y/N) | 0 (0.00%)/61 (100.0%) | 4 (6.56%)/57 (93.44%) | 0.119 b |
| Hyperlipidemia (Y/N) | 10 (16.39%)/51 (83.61%) | 12 (19.67%)/49 (80.33%) | 0.814 b |
| Surgery (Y/N) | 24 (39.34%)/37 (60.66%) | 28 (45.90%)/33 (54.10%) | 0.583 b |
Abbreviation: BMI, body mass index; TG, triglyceride; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; Y, yes; N, no. Data are means (95% confidence interval) for continuous variables and frequencies (percentages) for categorical variables; a = Student’s independent t-test; b = Fisher’s exact test.