TABLE 2.

Comparison of physical indexes between two groups of patients before and after the treatment.

Physical index	Group	Before	After
Weight (kg)	Electroacupuncture	61.56 ± 7.90	59.64 ± 7.27△△
	Control	60.03 ± 6.06	60.03 ± 5.89
Waist circumference (cm)	Electroacupuncture	88.77 ± 6.47	84.81 ± 6.17**△△
	Control	88.22 ± 5.07	89.92 ± 5.66△△
Hips (cm)	Electroacupuncture	96.70 ± 5.00	93.50 ± 4.42△△
	Control	95.00 ± 4.88	95.36 ± 4.65
BMI (kg⋅m–2)	Electroacupuncture	24.33 ± 2.95	23.58 ± 2.76△△
	Control	24.45 ± 2.41	24.21 ± 1.91
WHtR	Electroacupuncture	0.558 ± 0.041	0.534 ± 0.040**△△
	Control	0.566 ± 0.029	0.567 ± 0.036
WHR	Electroacupuncture	0.918 ± 0.038	0.907 ± 0.041**△△
	Control	0.931 ± 0.050	0.943 ± 0.039△△

^∗∗P < 0.01, vs. Control; ^△△P < 0.01, vs. Before. Hips, hip circumference; BMI, body mass index; WHtR, waist-height ratio; WHR, waist-to-hip ratio.