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. 2022 Oct 28;101(43):e31148. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000031148

Table 2.

Basic characteristics of included literature.

Included research Region Diagnostic and efficacy evaluation criteria Gender Age Number Interventions Basic treatment Duration of intervention (wk) Efficacy indicators
M F T C T C T C
Chen, 2019 Guangdong, China I 34.43 ± 7.63 34.60 ± 5.21 28 23 Acupuncture No treatment Diet and exercise 10 ①②③④
Du, 2019 Guangxi, China I 14 46 40.07 ± 9.04 41.1 ± 9.51 30 30 Acupuncture Metformin Diet and exercise 13 ①②③④
Zhang, 2019 Shanghai, China II 33 51 33.05 ± 6.60 36.17 ± 9.71 42 42 Acupuncture Comfort Pins Diet and exercise 26 ①②③④ ⑤⑥⑦⑧
Li, 2019 New South Wales, Australia V 23 37 35.92 ± 3.36 37.84 ± 3.90 30 30 Acupuncture No treatment Exercise 6 ①③④
Chen, 2018 Guangdong, China III 53 31 36.25 ± 13.68 38.85 ± 15.64 42 42 Acupuncture No treatment Diet and exercise 52 ③④⑤⑧
Li, 2018 Tianjin, China IV 27 33 30.3 ± 0.9 32.0 ± 11.6 30 30 Acupuncture Diet control Diet 8 ①②⑤ ⑥⑦⑧
Tang, 2018 Guangdong, China I 28 38 33.36 ± 9.63 34.79 ± 9.67 33 33 Acupuncture Orlistat Diet and exercise 8 ①②③
JENS 2017 Germany I 33 27 42.27 ± 11.79 50.77 ± 10.79 30 30 Acupuncture CM3 drugs Diet and exercise 26 ①②⑤⑥
Huang, 2015 Perak, Malaysia V 11 43 28.107 ± 10.73 28 ± 10.54 28 26 Acupuncture No treatment Diet and exercise 13 ②③④⑤ ⑥⑦⑧⑩
Chen, 2012 Sichuan, China I 46 34 42.48 ± 4.20 41.32 ± 3.74 40 40 Acupuncture Diet and exercise No treatment 5 ①②④
Zhang, 2012 Sichuan, China I 21 36 27.613 ± 7.854 28.486 ± 8.651 29 28 Acupuncture No treatment Diet 8 ①③④
Zeng, 2006 Guangdong, China VI 12 38 25 25 Acupuncture Abdominal massage Diet 4 ②⑤⑥⑦⑧
Ma, 2006 Shandong, China V 34 116 33.76 ± 1.30 34.01 ± 0.92 100 50 Acupuncture Sibutramine No treatment 13 ②⑤⑥⑨
Yu, 2005 Shaanxi, China VII 12 191 143 60 Acupuncture Abdominal massage Diet and exercise 8 ⑤⑥⑦⑧

I = World Health Organization (WHO) Diagnostic Criteria for Obesity, II = Expert Consensus on the Prevention and Treatment of Obesity in Chinese Adults, III = Diagnostic Criteria for Obesity and Hyperlipidemia, IV = Recommendations on the Boundaries of Overweight and Obesity in Chinese Adults, V = Diagnostic and Efficacy Assessment Criteria for Simple Obesity Diseases, VI = Classification Standards for Body Mass Index of Chinese Adults, VII = The world-recognized method for assessing obesity. ①Total effective rate ②BMI ③Waist circumference ④Weight ⑤TC ⑥TG ⑦HDL-C ⑧LDL-C ⑨Leptin ⑩Insulin sensitivity index (ISI).