Table 2.

Comparison meridian and sex of subjects electric current in different acupuncture manipulation (×10⁻⁷ unit).

	Supplementation (n = 10)	Draining (n = 10)	P value for manipulation	P value for meridian
Overall			<.001*	.094
Meridian
HT	1.86 ± 1.05	1.14 ± 0.72	.001*
SI	1.97 ± 0.61	1.07 ± 0.55	<.001*
BL	3.29 ± 2.00	1.46 ± 1.46	.001*
KI	1.82 ± 1.43	1.03 ± 0.92	.018*
P for meridian	.060	.488
Male			.007*	.684
HT	1.63 ± 0.93	0.98 ± 0.47	.074
SI	2.12 ± 0.75	1.35 ± 0.47	.021*
BL	2.37 ± 0.62	1.28 ± 0.86	.031*
KI	2.19 ± 1.52	1.13 ± 0.44	.109
P for meridian	.656	.656
Female			.002*	.155
HT	2.08 ± 1.22	1.30 ± 0.93	.021*
SI	1.83 ± 0.47	0.79 ± 0.51	.021*
BL	4.22 ± 2.54	1.65 ± 1.99	.021*
KI	1.45 ± 1.40	0.94 ± 1.31	.038*
P for meridian	.038**	.406

Values are expressed in mean ± standard deviation.

ANOVA = analysis of variance, BL = bladder meridian, HT = heart meridian, KI = kidney meridian, SI = small intestine meridian.

^*P < .05.

^**P < .05, but post hoc comparisons indicate that no significant differences exist. Repeated measure 2-way ANOVA and paired t tests were used to analyze the differences between different meridians and acupuncture manipulation directions. The P value was calculated and corrected by using the false discovery rate from Benjamini and Hochberg.