Table 10.
Results of Network Meta-Analysis of VAS Scores of Different Acupuncture Treatments for KOA
| Moxibustion | 0.69 (−0.28, 1.66) | −0.32 (−1.40, 0.74) | 1.16 (−0.28, 2.58) | 0.49 (−0.86, 1.86) | 0.87 (−1.52, 3.36) | 2.10 (−0.49, 4.62) | −0.34 (−1.73, 1.03) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| −0.69 (−1.66, 0.28) | Western medicine | −1.01 (−1.76, −0.26) | 0.47 (−0.75, 1.70) | −0.19 (−1.35, 0.94) | 0.20 (−2.03, 2.52) | 1.42 (−1.08, 3.82) | −1.03 (−2.18, 0.12) |
| 0.32 (−0.74, 1.40) | 1.01 (0.26, 1.76) | Electro-acupuncture | 1.48 (0.46, 2.49) | 0.82 (−0.11, 1.72) | 1.20 (−0.95, 3.42) | 2.43 (0.04, 4.74) | −0.02 (−1.01, 0.95) |
| −1.16 (−2.58, 0.28) | −0.47 (−1.70, 0.75) | −1.48 (−2.49, −0.46) | Conventional acupuncture | −0.67 (−1.53, 0.23) | −0.27 (−2.23, 1.74) | 0.96 (−1.22, 3.05) | −1.50 (−2.38, −0.63) |
| −0.49 (−1.86, 0.86) | 0.19 (−0.94, 1.35) | −0.82 (−1.72, 0.11) | 0.67 (−0.23, 1.53) | Warm needle | 0.39 (−1.75, 2.51) | 1.62 (−0.70, 3.91) | −0.84 (−1.69, 0.03) |
| −0.87 (−3.36, 1.52) | −0.20 (−2.52, 2.03) | −1.20 (−3.42, 0.95) | 0.27 (−1.74, 2.23) | −0.39 (−2.51, 1.75) | Acupoint catgut embedding | 1.23 (−1.66, 4.11) | −1.23 (−3.41, 0.92) |
| −2.10 (−4.62, 0.49) | −1.42 (−3.82, 1.08) | −2.43 (−4.74, −0.04) | −0.96 (−3.05, 1.22) | −1.62 (−3.91, 0.70) | −1.23 (−4.11, 1.66) | Sham acupuncture | −2.46 (−4.74, −0.15) |
| 0.34 (−1.03, 1.73) | 1.03 (−0.12, 2.18) | 0.02 (−0.95, 1.01) | 1.50 (0.63, 2.38) | 0.84 (−0.03, 1.69) | 1.23 (−0.92, 3.41) | 2.46 (0.15, 4.74) | 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.