Deqi Sensation in Placebo Acupuncture: A Crossover Study on Chinese Medicine Students

Table 1

Baseline comparison of demographic data.

Comparison item	Group A; (𝑛=30)	Group B; (𝑛=30)	P value
Sex (%)
Male	8 (26.7)	4 (13.3)	0.197*
Female	22 (73.3)	26 (86.7)
Age
Mean (SD)	23.13 (0.62)	22.93 (0.58)	0.201^#

∗Chi-square test, 𝜒²=1.667.
^#Mann-Whitney test, 𝑍=−1.277.
SD: standard deviation.