Laser Acupuncture Alleviates Symptoms and Improves Quality of Life in Women with Overactive Bladder: A Double-Blind, Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

Table 4

Generalized estimating equation analysis of the four questions of OABSS. Urgency in Q3 (a), nocturia in Q2 (b), urgency incontinence in Q4 (c), and daytime urinary frequency in Q1 (d). (N = 30) , , .

	β	SE	p
(a)
Group
Experimental	−1.974E − 16		1.000
Control	0^a
Group  time course (experimental vs. control)
3^rd treatment vs. baseline	−0.80	0.65	0.220
6^th treatment vs. baseline	−1.88	0.57	0.001
9^th treatment vs. baseline	−1.26	0.58	0.030
(b)
Group
Experimental	−0.27		0.327
Control	0^a
Group  time course (experimental vs. control)
3^rd treatment vs. baseline	−0.87	0.31	0.005
6^th treatment vs. baseline	−1.11	0.31	≤0.001
9^th treatment vs. baseline	−1.02	0.29	≤0.001
(c)
Group
Experimental	0.47		0.297
Control	0^a
Group  time course (experimental vs. control)
3^rd treatment vs. baseline	−0.67	0.47	0.157
6^th treatment vs. baseline	−0.93	0.47	0.050
9^th treatment vs. baseline	−0.98	0.47	0.038
(d)
Group
Experimental	−0.342		0.053
Control	0^a
Group  time course (experimental vs. control)
3^rd treatment vs. baseline	−1.92	0.20	0.336
6^th treatment vs. baseline	−2.48	0.20	0.224
9^th treatment vs. baseline	−1.73	0.31	0.580

^aSet to zero because this parameter is redundant. ß. Estimate parameter. SE: standard error.