Table 2.

Results of SDS in auricular acupressure and sham groups.

	Auricular acupressure group	Sham group
	Mean ± SD	Mean ± SD	ANOVA F	ANOVA P	MD (95% CI)	SMD (95% CI)
Pre-treatment	56.6 ± 2.7	54.9 ± 2.9	0.179	0.674	/	/
Post-treatment	45.7 ± 2.0	53.4 ± 3.3	4.008	0.049*	−7.70 (-9.00,−6.40)	−2.79 (-3.47,−2.11)
Paired T-test P	0.002**	0.248

ANOVA, analysis of variance; MD, mean difference; SD, standard deviation; SMD, standardized mean difference.

Data are presented as mean ± SD. The data between two groups were measured by one-way ANOVA. The pre- and post- data within each group were assessed by paired T-test.

^*p < 0.05,

^**p < 0.01.