Effects of Electroacupuncture Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in Chronic Insomnia: A Randomized Controlled Study

Table 1

Demographic and clinical characteristics (Mean ± SD).

Variables	EA (n = 31)	CBT (n = 32)	EA/CBT (n = 31)	X2/F/H value	Value
Gender
Male	3 (9.68%)	9 (28.13%)	6 (19.35%)	3.46	0.18
Female	28 (90.32%)	23 (71.88%)	25 (80.65%)
Age, years	56.32 ± 9.01	49.41 ± 14.00	54.45 ± 12.10	2.85	0.063
Marital status
Unmarried	0 (0%)	3 (9.38%)	4 (12.90%)
Married	30 (96.77%)	24 (75.00%)	27 (87.10%)	3.46	0.18
Divorced	1 (3.23%)	2 (6.25%)	0 (0%)
Widowed	0 (0%)	3 (9.38%)	0 (0%)
Insomnia course				4.00	0.14
	72 (30–240)	42 (24–96)	60 (24–180)
Education level				4.97	0.083
Primary school	1 (3.23%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Middle school	17 (54.84%)	11 (34.38%)	13 (41.94%)
Bachelor’s degree	13 (41.94%)	20 (62.5%)	18 (58.06%)
Postgraduate	0 (0%)	1 (3.13%)	0 (0%)
Sedative drug use (tablet)	4 (0–12)	0 (0–8)	0 (0–12)	1.01	0.60
HAM-D	11.35 ± 5.12	11.63 ± 5.73	10.65 ± 5.06	0.28	0.75
HAM-A	11.42 ± 4.23	11.81 ± 5.10	10.61 ± 4.37	0.56	0.57
DBAS-16	88.52 ± 29.76	93.5 ± 27.34	96.23 ± 31.68	0.54	0.58
PSQI	16.00 ± 2.56	16.09 ± 3.86	15.84 ± 2.68	1.06	0.59
ISI	18.65 ± 4.67	18.63 ± 5.53	18.45 ± 5.80	0.17	0.92
ESS	6.23 ± 5.38	4.74 ± 0.80	5.77 ± 5.19	0.28	0.87