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

Table 7

Spectral energy parameters of the radial pulse wave in PG.

ParameterPositionPreinterventionPostintervention value

SE0–10HzLeft cun2.898E − 10 ± 2.133E − 103.559E − 10 ± 2.479E − 100.03
Left guan2.629E − 10 ± 1.768E − 102.562E − 10 ± 1.638E − 100.82
Left chi2.046E − 10 ± 1.031E − 102.337E − 10 ± 2.349E − 100.43
Right cun3.041E − 10 ± 2.502E − 103.679E − 10 ± 2.304E − 100.07
Right guan2.691E − 10 ± 1.805E − 103.324E − 10 ± 2.576E − 100.08
Right chi1.947E − 10 ± 1.260E − 102.124E − 10 ± 1.775E − 100.52

SE13–50HzLeft cun9.688E − 14 ± 2.108E − 139.788E − 14 ± 1.395E − 130.97
Left guan1.101E − 13 ± 2.313E − 138.375E − 14 ± 1.322E − 130.24
Left chi1.017E − 13 ± 1.781E − 135.891E − 14 ± 9.056E − 140.047
Right cun1.288E − 13 ± 2.502E − 131.455E − 13 ± 3.827E − 130.63
Right guan1.967E − 13 ± 4.383E − 131.881E − 13 ± 3.536E − 130.74
Right chi8.860E − 14 ± 1.228E − 131.551E − 13 ± 4.413E − 130.40

Values are presented as mean ± SD. SE = spectral energy; E = exponential notation.