Effect of Auricular Acupressure on Peri- and Early Postmenopausal Women with Anxiety: A Double-Blinded, Randomized, and Controlled Pilot Study

Table 2

Demographic characteristics at baseline.

	AG (𝑛=25)	SG (𝑛=19)	𝑃 value
Age (years)	53.56±4.63	54.42±6.42	.607^t
Education (years)	8.92±3.71	9.47±4.58	.660^t
Parity	2.71±1.31	3.12±1.36	.360^t
Menarche (years)	14.25±1.77	13.67±1.24	.267^t
Marital status			.179^c
Married	24 (96%)	17 (89.5%)
Single	1 (4%)	0 (0.0%)
Divorced	0 (0.0%)	2 (10.5%)
Menopausal status			.986^c
Perimenopause	5 (20.9%)	4 (21.1%)
Post-menopause	19 (79.1%)	15 (78.9%)
FSH	58.7±28.2	66.2±35.6	.45^t

Data are expressed as mean ± standard deviation (SD). AG: auricular acupressure group; SG: sham group; FSH: follicle stimulating hormone;
^t: Student’s 𝑡-test; ^c: Pearson chi-square or Fisher’s exact test.