Research Article
Distal Acupoints Outperform Proximal Acupoints in Treating Knee Osteoarthritis: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Table 2
Demographic characteristics of the study participants.
| | | All | PG | DG | SG |
| | Male | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | | Female | 71 | 21 | 24 | 26 | | Age (years) | 65.32 ± 10.02 | 64.84 ± 10.14 | 64.73 ± 9.57 | 66.35 ± 10.56 | | Height (m) | 1.59 ± .08 | 1.60 ± .08 | 1.58 ± .07 | 1.58 ± .08 | | Weight (kg) | 63.00 ± 12.66 | 62.55 ± 11.86 | 63.18 ± 13.50 | 63.26 ± 13.01 | | BMI (kg/m2) | 24.91 ± 4.30 | 24.41 ± 4.69 | 25.09 ± 4.12 | 25.25 ± 4.15 |
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Values are presented as mean ± SD. PG = proximal acupoints group; DG = distal acupoints group; SG = sham acupoints group; BMI = body mass index.
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