Research Article
Acupuncture for Functional Dyspepsia: A Single Blinded, Randomized, Controlled Trial
Table 2
Scores of dyspeptic symptoms, quality of life, and mental status before and after the treatment.
| Items | Groups | | Baseline | After treatment | Difference | Improvement rate | value |
| PF | Treatment | 28 | | | | 82.56% | <0.0001 | Control | 27 | | | | 30.03% | <0.0001 | IGC | | | | | | <0.0001 |
| ES | Treatment | 19 | | | | 95.69% | <0.0001 | Control | 21 | | | | 28.23% | <0.0001 | IGC | | | | | | <0.0001 |
| EP | Treatment | 21 | | | | 92.95% | <0.0001 | Control | 22 | | | | 14.71% | 0.0078 | IGC | | | | | | <0.0001 |
| EBS | Treatment | 16 | | | | 92.08% | <0.0001 | Control | 17 | | | | 3.58% | 0.25 | IGC | | | | | | <0.0001 |
| DSSS | Treatment | 28 | | | | 89.72% | <0.0001 | Control | 28 | | | | 21.62% | <0.0001 | IGC | | | | | | <0.0001 |
| SF-36 | Treatment | 28 | | | | 33.52% | <0.0001 | Control | 28 | | | | 5.33% | 0.0099 | IGC | | | | | | <0.0001 |
| SDS | Treatment | 28 | | | | 21.33% | <0.0001 | Control | 28 | | | | 6.07% | 0.0002 | IGC | | | | | | 0.0005 |
| SAS | Treatment | 28 | | | | 19.11% | <0.0001 | Control | 28 | | | | 0.21% | 0.8533 | IGC | | | | | | <0.0001 |
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PF: postprandial discomfort; ES: early satiety; EP: epigastric pain; EBS: epigastric burning sensation; DSSS: dyspeptic symptom sum score; SF-36: short-form 36 questionnaire; SDS: Self-Rating Depression Scale; SAS: Self-Rating Anxiety Scale; IGC: intergroup comparison.
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