The Influence of Psychological Status on Acupuncture for Postprandial Distress Syndrome: A Subgroup Analysis of a Multicenter, Randomized Controlled Trial

Table 5

Secondary outcomes in the depressive and nondepressive patients.

Outcome, n (%)	Depressive patients, n = 32	Nondepressive patients, n = 82	Difference (95% CI)	value^∔
Response rate
Week 8	24 (75.0)	74 (90.2)	3.1 (1.0 to 9.1)	0.035
Week 12	23 (71.9)	70 (85.4)	2.2 (0.9 to 6.1)	0.095
Week 16	20 (62.5)	65 (79.3)	2.3 (0.9 to 5.6)	0.065
Elimination rate
Week 8	8 (25.0)	24 (29.3)	1.2 (0.4 to 3.1)	0.649
Week 12	6 (18.8)	27 (32.9)	2.1 (0.8 to 5.8)	0.134
Week 16	9 (28.1)	24 (29.3)	1.1 (0.4 to 2.6)	0.904

^∔Calculated using the test.  < 0.05.