Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Research Article

Distal Acupoints Outperform Proximal Acupoints in Treating Knee Osteoarthritis: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Table 3

Comparing the differences in BMI, WOMAC, VAS, and active and passive knee ROM in the three groups before the intervention using ANOVA.
 PGDGSG value
BMI (kg/m2)24.41 ± 4.6925.09 ± 4.1225.25 ± 4.150.72
WOMAC (%)27.39 ± 16.9928.4 ± 16.9732.58 ± 18.580.47
VAS3.74 ± 1.443.67 ± 1.673.81 ± 1.820.95
Active ROM (°)122.84 ± 11.89121.27 ± 10.41119.42 ± 13.010.53
Passive ROM (°)126 ± 10.71125.87 ± 8.65124.71 ± 11.530.87
Values are presented as mean ± SD. PG = proximal acupoints group; DG = distal acupoints group; SG = sham acupoints group; BMI = body mass index.