Do Changes in Electrical Skin Resistance of Acupuncture Points Reflect Menstrual Pain? A Comparative Study in Healthy Volunteers and Primary Dysmenorrhea Patients
Table 2
Comparison of ESR imbalance ratios at same points between left and right side on the first day of menstrual period and third day after menstrual period in two groups.
Points
Group A-1 (healthy group) ()
Group A-3 (healthy group) ()
value
Group B-1 (dysmenorrhea group) ()
Group B-3 (dysmenorrhea group) ()
value
value
value
SP10 (Xuehai)
Mean ± SD
Median
0.15
0.13
0.70
0.14
0.13
0.07
0.31
0.39
Range
0.06–0.20
0.08–0.20
0.10–0.26
0.05–0.18
SP8 (Diji)
Mean ± SD
Median
0.07
0.10
0.23
0.05
0.10
0.04
0.40
0.67
Range
0.04–0.13
0.05–0.14
0.03–0.13
0.07–0.17
LR6 (Zhongdu)
Mean ± SD
Median
0.09
0.14
0.41
0.11
0.10
0.73
0.86
0.19
Range
0.05–0.20
0.07–0.18
0.06–0.18
0.06–0.16
SP6 (Sanyinjiao)
Mean ± SD
Median
0.10
0.09
0.97
0.15
0.10
0.05
0.12
1.00
Range
0.04–0.20
0.04–0.19
0.10–0.22
0.04–0.17
GB39 (Xuanzhong)
Mean ± SD
Median
0.10
0.10
0.57
0.08
0.10
0.04
0.55
0.29
Range
0.05–0.15
0.05–0.17
0.05–0.12
0.05–0.22
Nonacupoint
Mean ± SD
Median
0.09
0.09
0.87
0.11
0.10
0.48
0.54
0.92
Range
0.05–0.16
0.05–0.15
0.05–0.16
0.04–0.16
KI5 (Shuiquan)
Mean ± SD
Median
0.08
0.10
0.99
0.08
0.10
0.23
0.58
0.57
Range
0.04–0.16
0.05–0.14
0.04–0.14
0.06–0.16
KI3 (Taixi)
Mean ± SD
Median
0.09
0.10
0.67
0.10
0.10
0.80
0.53
0.81
Range
0.03–0.17
0.05–0.17
0.05–0.20
0.06–0.16
SP3 (Taibai)
Mean ± SD
Median
0.14
0.13
0.84
0.12
0.15
0.43
0.72
0.80
Range
0.08–0.23
0.07–0.30
0.07–0.21
0.09–0.23
LR3 (Taichong)
Mean ± SD
Median
0.09
0.09
0.41
0.08
0.09
0.17
0.31
0.23
Range
0.05–0.17
0.04–0.14
0.04–0.13
0.06–0.17
ESR imbalance ratios at all points on the first day of menstrual period in healthy volunteer group are given in column of Group A-1, while those on the third day after menstrual period are given in column of Group A-3. Corresponding values of dysmenorrhea group on those two days are given in column of Groups B-1 and B-3, respectively. values are from within-group comparisons of group A on two days using Kruskal-Wallis Test. values are from within-group comparisons of group B on two days using Kruskal-Wallis Test. values are from between-group comparisons of groups A and B on the first day of menstrual period using Kruskal-Wallis test. values are from between-group comparisons of groups A and B on the third day after menstrual period using Kruskal-Wallis test.
