Table 1.
General information
| Electric acupuncture group (n=54) | Medication group (n=62) | Combination group (n=68) | F | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender [n (%)] | 0.8031 | 0.6693 | |||
| Male | 36 (66.7) | 38 (61.3) | 40 (58.8) | ||
| Female | 18 (33.3) | 24 (38.7) | 28 (41.2) | ||
| Age (years) | 49.84±6.84 | 51.28±7.37 | 50.65±7.51 | 0.5665 | 0.5685 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 23.41±3.15 | 24.08±3.84 | 24.41±4.25 | 1.0510 | 0.3516 |
| Course of diabetes mellitus (year) | 9.25±2.45 | 8.84±2.68 | 9.01±3.06 | 0.3186 | 0.7276 |
| HbA1c (%) | 8.56±1.97 | 9.12±2.30 | 8.89±2.18 | 0.9716 | 0.3804 |
| SBP (mmHg) | 127.19±15.84 | 128.31±14.97 | 127.55±15.23 | 0.0823 | 0.9211 |
| DBP (mmHg) | 78.84±5.17 | 79.74±4.92 | 79.16±5.08 | 0.4795 | 0.6199 |
| TC (mmol/L) | 4.45±0.87 | 4.71±1.06 | 4.67±0.99 | 1.1590 | 0.3161 |
| TG (mmol/L) | 1.65±0.43 | 1.72±0.57 | 1.63±0.69 | 0.4159 | 0.6603 |
| Cr (μmol/L) | 70.25±8.94 | 69.49±9.15 | 71.44±9.08 | 0.7664 | 0.4662 |
| Vb12 (pmol/L) | 242.84±35.78 | 248.25±40.64 | 240.73±41.68 | 0.6088 | 0.5451 |