[Retracted] Effect of Acupotomy Combined with Electroacupuncture Therapy on Finger Mobility and Pain Relief in Patients with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Table 1

Comparison of clinical data.

Items	Treatment group ()	Control group ()	/
Gender			0.278	0.598
Male/female	13/17	11/19
Mean age (, years)			0.243	0.809
BMI (, kg/m^2)			1.187	0.240
Course of disease (, months)			0.770	0.445
Previous treatments
Wrist immobilization brace	20 (66.67)	21 (70.00)	0.077	0.781
Therapeutic ultrasound	3 (10.00)	4 (13.33)	0.162	0.688
Topical corticosteroid injection	5 (16.67)	2 (6.67)	1.241	0.265
Low-level laser therapy	2 (6.67)	3 (7.14)	0.218	0.640
Education levels
Junior college and above	6 (20.00)	4 (13.33)	0.480	0.488
High school	4 (13.33)	3 (10.00)	0.162	0.688
Middle school	11 (36.67)	14 (33.33)	0.617	0.432
Primary school	6 (20.00)	4 (13.33)	0.480	0.488
Illiteracy	3 (10.00)	5 (16.67)	0.577	0.448
Residence ( (%))			0.067	0.795
Urban area	14 (46.67)	13 (43.33)
Rural area	16 (53.33)	17 (56.67)