Research Article

[Retracted] Assessment of Acupoint Therapy of Traditional Chinese Medicine on Cough Variant Asthma: A Meta-analysis

Table 5

Evaluation of effectiveness of acupoint application treatment on lung function of various groups of the research participants.

Study or subgroupMeanExperimentalMeanControlWeightMean difference
SDTotalSDTotalIV, random, 95% CI

1.4.1 intervention period≤30 days
 Ye Jianlin201762.766.419057.715.549033.7%5.05 [3.30, 6.80]
 Subtotal total (95% CI)909033.7%5.05 [3.30, 6.80]
 Heterogeneity: not applicable
 Test for overall effect: ()
1.4.2 and
 Li Qiaoxiang 201776.997.246062.336.096033.3%14.66 [12.27, 17.05]
 Subtotal total (95% CI)606033.3%14.66 [12.27, 17.05]
 Heterogeneity: not applicable
 Test for overall effect: ()
1.4.3
 Ma Ying 201880.788.116662.337.326633.1%18.45 [15.81, 21.09]
 Subtotal total (95% CI)666633.1%18.45 [15.81, 21.09]
 Heterogeneity: not applicable
 Test for overall effect: ()
Total (95% CI)216216100%12.68 [4.32, 21.03]

Heterogeneity: ; ; (); . Test for overall effect: (). Test for subgroup difference: ; (); .