Table 4.
Results of the reticulated meta-analysis of pain scores.
| I | 3.23 (−0.49, 6.95) | 3.77 (−0.44, 7.98) | 3.86 (−0.66, 8.38) | 3.97 (0.19, 7.75) | 4.18 (−0.24, 8.59) | 4.41 (−0.18, 9.00) | 4.40 (0.35, 8.45) | 4.58 (−0.98, 10.15) | 4.63 (0.15, 9.12) | 4.81 (−0.77, 10.38) | 5.16 (−0.41, 10.74) | 4.98 (0.39, 9.57) | 5.50 (2.18, 8.83) |
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| −3.23 (−6.95, 0.49) | H | 0.54 (−2.54, 3.62) | 0.63 (−2.86, 4.11) | 0.74 (−1.70, 3.18) | 0.95 (−2.20, 4.10) | 1.18 (−2.40, 4.76) | 1.17 (−1.53, 3.87) | 1.35 (−3.41, 6.12) | 1.40 (−2.01, 4.81) | 1.58 (−3.21, 6.36) | 1.93 (−2.85, 6.71) | 1.75 (−1.83, 5.33) | 2.28 (0.60, 3.95) |
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| −3.77 (−7.98, 0.44) | −0.54 (−3.62, 2.54) | D | 0.09 (−3.91, 4.09) | 0.20 (−2.94, 3.35) | 0.41 (−3.47, 4.29) | 0.65 (−3.44, 4.73) | 0.63 (−2.84, 4.10) | 0.82 (−4.34, 5.97) | 0.86 (−3.10, 4.83) | 1.04 (−4.13, 6.21) | 1.39 (−3.77, 6.56) | 1.21 (−2.87, 5.29) | 1.74 (−0.84, 4.32) |
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| −3.86 (−8.38, 0.66) | −0.63 (−4.11, 2.86) | −0.09 (−4.09, 3.91) | A | 0.11 (−3.43, 3.66) | 0.32 (−3.89, 4.53) | 0.56 (−3.84, 4.95) | 0.54 (−3.29, 4.38) | 0.73 (−4.68, 6.13) | 0.77 (−3.51, 5.06) | 0.95 (−4.47, 6.37) | 1.30 (−4.11, 6.72) | 1.12 (−3.28, 5.52) | 1.65 (−1.42, 4.71) |
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| −3.97 (−7.75, −0.19) | −0.74 (−3.18, 1.70) | −0.20 (−3.35, 2.94) | −0.11 (−3.66, 3.43) | C | 0.20 (−3.17, 3.58) | 0.44 (−3.20, 4.08) | 0.43 (−2.31, 3.17) | 0.61 (−4.20, 5.42) | 0.66 (−2.80, 4.12) | 0.83 (−3.99, 5.66) | 1.19 (−3.63, 6.01) | 1.01 (−2.63, 4.64) | 1.53 (−0.26, 3.33) |
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| −4.18 (−8.59, 0.24) | −0.95 (−4.10, 2.20) | −0.41 (−4.29, 3.47) | −0.32 (−4.53, 3.89) | −0.20 (−3.58, 3.17) | G | 0.24 (−4.05, 4.53) | 0.23 (−3.16, 3.61) | 0.41 (−4.91, 5.73) | 0.46 (−3.64, 4.56) | 0.63 (−4.70, 5.96) | 0.99 (−4.35, 6.32) | 0.80 (−3.49, 5.09) | 1.33 (−1.57, 4.23) |
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| −4.41 (−9.00, 0.18) | −1.18 (−4.76, 2.40) | −0.65 (−4.73, 3.44) | −0.56 (−4.95, 3.84) | −0.44 (−4.08, 3.20) | −0.24 (−4.53, 4.05) | K | −0.01 (−3.93, 3.91) | 0.17 (−5.30, 5.64) | 0.22 (−4.15, 4.59) | 0.39 (−5.09, 5.87) | 0.75 (−4.73, 6.23) | 0.56 (−3.91, 5.04) | 1.09 (−2.07, 4.26) |
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| −4.40 (−8.45, −0.35) | −1.17 (−3.87, 1.53) | −0.63 (−4.10, 2.84) | −0.54 (−4.38, 3.29) | −0.43 (−3.17, 2.31) | −0.23 (−3.61, 3.16) | 0.01 (−3.91, 3.93) | E | 0.18 (−4.85, 5.21) | 0.23 (−3.14, 3.60) | 0.40 (−4.64, 5.45) | 0.76 (−4.28, 5.80) | 0.58 (−3.35, 4.50) | 1.10 (−1.22, 3.42) |
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| −4.58 (−10.15, 0.98) | −1.35 (−6.12, 3.41) | −0.82 (−5.97, 4.34) | −0.73 (−6.13, 4.68) | −0.61 (−5.42, 4.20) | −0.41 (−5.73, 4.91) | −0.17 (−5.64, 5.30) | −0.18 (−5.21, 4.85) | J | 0.05 (−5.33, 5.43) | 0.22 (−6.10, 6.54) | 0.58 (−5.74, 6.90) | 0.39 (−5.08, 5.86) | 0.92 (−3.54, 5.38) |
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| −4.63 (−9.12, −0.15) | −1.40 (−4.81, 2.01) | −0.86 (−4.83, 3.10) | −0.77 (−5.06, 3.51) | −0.66 (−4.12, 2.80) | −0.46 (−4.56, 3.64) | −0.22 (−4.59, 4.15) | −0.23 (−3.60, 3.14) | −0.05 (−5.43, 5.33) | N | 0.17 (−5.22, 5.57) | 0.53 (−4.86, 5.92) | 0.34 (−4.02, 4.71) | 0.87 (−2.14, 3.88) |
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| −4.81 (−10.38, 0.77) | −1.58 (−6.36, 3.21) | −1.04 (−6.21, 4.13) | −0.95 (−6.37, 4.47) | −0.83 (−5.66, 3.99) | −0.63 (−5.96, 4.70) | −0.39 (−5.87, 5.09) | −0.40 (−5.45, 4.64) | −0.22 (−6.54, 6.10) | −0.17 (−5.57, 5.22) | O | 0.36 (−5.97, 6.69) | 0.17 (−5.31, 5.65) | 0.70 (−3.78, 5.18) |
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| −5.16 (−10.74, 0.41) | −1.93 (−6.71, 2.85) | −1.39 (−6.56, 3.77) | −1.30 (−6.72, 4.11) | −1.19 (−6.01, 3.63) | −0.99 (−6.32, 4.35) | −0.75 (−6.23, 4.73) | −0.76 (−5.80, 4.28) | −0.58 (−6.90, 5.74) | −0.53 (−5.92, 4.86) | −0.36 (−6.69, 5.97) | F | −0.18 (−5.66, 5.30) | 0.34 (−4.13, 4.82) |
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| −4.98 (−9.57, −0.39) | −1.75 (−5.33, 1.83) | −1.21 (−5.29, 2.87) | −1.12 (−5.52, 3.28) | −1.01 (−4.64, 2.63) | −0.80 (−5.09, 3.49) | −0.56 (−5.04, 3.91) | −0.58 (−4.50, 3.35) | −0.39 (−5.86, 5.08) | −0.34 (−4.71, 4.02) | −0.17 (−5.65, 5.31) | 0.18 (−5.30, 5.66) | L | 0.53 (−2.64, 3.69) |
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| −5.50 (−8.83, −2.18) | −2.28 (−3.95, −0.60) | −1.74 (−4.32, 0.84) | −1.65 (−4.71, 1.42) | −1.53 (−3.33, 0.26) | −1.33 (−4.23, 1.57) | −1.09 (−4.26, 2.07) | −1.10 (−3.42, 1.22) | −0.92 (−5.38, 3.54) | −0.87 (−3.88, 2.14) | −0.70 (−5.18, 3.78) | −0.34 (−4.82, 4.13) | −0.53 (−3.69, 2.64) | B |
Notes. The above data represented the confidence interval. The bold font indicated that there was a statistically significant difference between the two treatments. A, warm acupuncture; B, Western medicine; C, acupuncture + Western medicine; D, bloodletting-cupping + Western medicine; E, acupuncture; F, fire acupuncture + Western medicine; G, fire acupuncture; H, bloodletting-cupping; I: acupoint injection + Western medicine; J, acupoint injection; K, electroacupuncture + Western medicine; L, acupoint embedding; N, electroacupuncture; O, acupoint embedding + Western medicine.