Effectiveness of Acupressure on the Taichong Acupoint in Lowering Blood Pressure in Patients with Hypertension: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Table 2

Changes in blood pressure before and after acupressure in both groups.

Variables	Experimental group		Paired	Control group		Paired
	()			()
	Mean	SD		Mean	SD
Systolic BP (mmHg)
Before acupressure	165.0	16.72		154.8	14.99
Immediately after acupressure	150.4	14.63	10.590	153.7	15.55	1.732	8.85
15 min after acupressure	145.7	13.09	12.507	154.8	15.75	0.000	10.55
30 min after acupressure	142.9	13.62	12.765	155.7	16.21	−0.762	10.98
Diastolic BP (mmHg)
Before acupressure	96.3	16.87		94.3	12.42
Immediately after acupressure	92.7	16.16	4.216	93.3	12.93	1.639	2.61
15 min after acupressure	90.8	15.37	6.824	93.2	12.42	1.756	4.40
30 min after acupressure	88.6	15.09	6.799	94.1	12.53	0.317	5.79

() = (before acupressure)/(immediately after acupressure); = (before acupressure/15 min after acupressure); = (before acupressure/30 min after acupressure); = experimental group/control group (immediately after acupressure − before acupressure); = experimental group/control group (15 min after acupressure − before acupressure); = experimental group/control group (30 min after acupressure − before acupressure). () ; ;  . BP, blood pressure.