[Retracted] Effects of Electroacupuncture with Different Waveforms on Chronic Prostatitis/Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndromes: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Table 1
Participant baseline characteristics.
Characteristics
4 Hz group
20 Hz group
4/20 Hz group
Age (y), mean (SD)
30.00 (6.90)
32.63 (7.88)
31.59 (6.82)
Race, n (%)
Han
30
28
27
Minorities
3
4
7
BMI (kg/m2), mean (SD)
21.65 (1.66)
22.17 (2.64)
22.79 (2.66)
Marital status, n (%)
Married
15
17
17
Unmarried
18
15
17
Median sexual frequency per week
1.2
1.5
1.1
Months with CP/CPPS, mean (SD)
15.30 (23.78)
14.41 (24.09)
16.38 (27.53)
Subtypes of CP/CPPS, n (%)&
III-A
16
14
16
III-B
13
13
16
Previous treatment, n (%)
Acupuncture
0
0
0
Herbal medicine
2
2
3
Antibiotics
7
6
9
Alpha-blockers
13
14
17
M-receptor blockers
6
3
4
5α-reductase inhibitors
2
2
2
NIH-CPSI score, mean (SD)
22.88 (2.60)
23.10 (2.74)
23.59 (2.60)
IIEF-5 score, mean (SD)^
14.42 (2.38)
14.68 (1.95)
14.05 (1.65)
HADS score, mean (SD)
15.30 (2.05)
14.84 (2.46)
15.64 (2.43)
&Four participants in the 4 Hz group, 5 patients in the 20 Hz group, and 2 patients in the 4/20 Hz group did not complete the examination of prostatic fluid. ^Five participants in the 4 Hz group, 3 patients in the 20 Hz group, and 4 patients in the 4/20 Hz group did not have sex in the last six months. Considering that, their IIEF-5 scores were not included in this study.
