Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Research Article

Saam Acupuncture for Treating Functional Dyspepsia: A Feasibility Randomized Controlled Trial

Table 1

Baseline characteristics of the included participants.


Characteristics^a	Saam acupuncture (N = 10)	Usual care (N = 10)	value

Gender (male/female)^b	2 (20.0%)/8 (80.0%)	4 (40.0%)/6 (60.0%)	0.6285
Age (year)^c	47.90 (40.70, 55.10)	49.90 (40.44, 59.36)	0.7079
BMI (kg/m²)^c	21.22 (19.28, 23.16)	21.75 (20.52, 22.97)	0.6117
Exercise (yes/no)^b	3 (30.0%)/7 (70.0%)	8 (80.0%)/2 (20.0%)	0.0698
Smoking (yes/no)^b	0 (0.0%)/10 (100.0%)	1 (10.0%)/9 (90.0%)	0.9999
Drinking (yes/no)^b	2 (20.0%)/8 (80.0%)	5 (50.0%)/5 (50.0%)	0.3498
Caffeine (yes/no)^b	5 (50.0%)/5 (50.0%)	4 (40.0%)/6 (60.0%)	0.9999
Medical history (yes/no)^b
Conventional medication	7 (70.0%)/3 (30.0%)	4 (40.0%)/6 (60.0%)	0.3698
Korean medicine	5 (50.0%)/5 (50.0%)	4 (40.0%)/6 (60.0%)	0.9999
Functional dyspepsia subtype^b
PDS	3 (30.0%)	3 (30.0%)	0.9999
PDS + EPS	7 (70.0%)	7 (70.0%)	0.9999

Notes. ^aData are presented as mean and 95% confidence interval or number (%). ^bFisher’s exact test. ^cIndependent t-test. BMI: body mass index; EPS: epigastric pain syndrome; PDS: postprandial distress syndrome.