Table 4.
Results of Network Meta-Analysis of WOMAC Pain Scores of Different Acupuncture Treatments for KOA
| Moxibustion | 0.34 (−2.88, 3.42) | −0.91 (−4.37, 2.49) | 3.81 (−2.72, 10.17) | 1.96 (−1.88, 5.89) | −1.26 (−4.76, 2.20) | 2.49 (−2.80, 7.89) | −3.03 (−6.81, 0.61) |
| −0.34 (−3.42, 2.88) | Western medicine | −1.25 (−2.51, 0.03) | 3.49 (−3.83, 10.45) | 1.64 (−0.57, 3.98) | −1.59 (−2.97, −0.21) | 2.16 (−2.10, 6.50) | −3.38 (−5.39, −1.49) |
| 0.91 (−2.49, 4.37) | 1.25 (−0.03, 2.51) | Electro-acupuncture | 4.71 (−2.68, 11.78) | 2.89 (0.80, 5.04) | −0.34 (−1.69, 0.97) | 3.39 (−0.79, 7.63) | −2.12 (−4.00, −0.43) |
| −3.81 (−10.17, 2.72) | −3.49 (−10.45, 3.83) | −4.71 (−11.78, 2.68) | Sham moxibustion | −1.84 (−9.05, 5.82) | −5.08 (−12.20, 2.33) | −1.33 (−9.39, 7.26) | −6.86 (−14.07, 0.68) |
| −1.96 (−5.89, 1.88) | −1.64 (−3.98, 0.57) | −2.89 (−5.04, −0.80) | 1.84 (−5.82, 9.05) | Conventional acupuncture | −3.23 (−5.29, −1.23) | 0.53 (−3.17, 4.21) | −5.02 (−7.38, −2.87) |
| 1.26 (−2.20, 4.76) | 1.59 (0.21, 2.97) | 0.34 (−0.97, 1.69) | 5.08 (−2.33, 12.20) | 3.23 (1.23, 5.29) | Warm needle | 3.75 (−0.38, 8.07) | −1.78 (−3.40, −0.32) |
| −2.49 (−7.89, 2.80) | −2.16 (−6.50, 2.10) | −3.39 (−7.63, 0.79) | 1.33 (−7.26, 9.39) | −0.53 (−4.21, 3.17) | −3.75 (−8.07, 0.38) | Sham acupuncture | −5.54 (−9.93, −1.31) |
| 3.03 (−0.61, 6.81) | 3.38 (1.49, 5.39) | 2.12 (0.43, 4.00) | 6.86 (−0.68, 14.07) | 5.02 (2.87, 7.38) | 1.78 (0.32, 3.40) | 5.54 (1.31, 9.93) | Fire needle |
Notes: The above data represent the confidence interval. The bold font indicates that there was a statistically significant difference between the two treatments.