TABLE 1.

The basic experimental data of patients

Item	Scalp acupuncture group	Control group	Statistic	p
Gender (male/female, n)	12/3	10/5	χ 2 = 0.26	.61
Age (years)	56.47 ± 8.25	61.73 ± 7.79	t = −1.59	.12
Last scan time (day)	10.00 ± 1.07	9.77 ± 1.64	t = 0.46	.65
Systolic pressure (mmHg)	144.87 ± 13.44	148.73 ± 13.97	t = −0.77	.45
Diastolic pressure (mmHg)	84.53 ± 9.46	88.40 ± 11.40	t = −1.01	.32

Note: The last scan time is the interval between the onset time and the scan after treatment.