Isolated and Combined Effects of Electroacupuncture and Meditation in Reducing Experimentally Induced Ischemic Pain: A Pilot Study

Table 2

Test statistics for two-sample-t-test for sampled groups.

Group	Tested variables	Mean	SD	𝑡-values	df	𝑃-values
Controls	Pain tolerance base and pain tolerance with arm acupuncture	−.85154	.80883	−3.796	12	.003*
	Pain tolerance base and pain tolerance with leg acupuncture	−.56722	.79011	−2.588	12	.024
	Pain tolerance with arm and leg acupuncture	−.26224	.69163	−1.367	12	.197
Meditators	Pain tolerance base and pain tolerance with arm acupuncture	.44000	1.50569	.924	9	.380
	Pain tolerance base and pain tolerance with leg acupuncture	.40529	7.75281	.731	9	.483
	Pain tolerance with arm and leg acupuncture	−.13636	.58525	.131	9	.480