Effect of Acupoint Catgut Embedding for Middle-Aged Obesity: A Multicentre, Randomised, Sham-Controlled Trial
Table 4
Subgroup analysis of percentage reduction in waistline (%) by the male group and the female group based on the intention-to-treat principle.
Time point
Percentage of reduction from baseline (%) in the male group (n = 51) Adjusted mean (95% confidence interval),
Percentage of reduction from baseline (%) in the female group (n = 165) Adjusted mean (95% confidence interval),
ACE group
Sham ACE group
Difference
ACE group
Sham ACE group
Difference
4 weeks
1.62 (0.47, 2.77), 0.006
1.55 (0.23, 2.87), 0.021
0.07 (-1.76, 1.91), 0.936
1.96 (1.13, 2.79), <0.001
1.81 (1.02, 2.59), <0.001
0.15 (-0.98, 1.28), 0.791
8 weeks
3.45 (2.04, 4.86), <0.001
2.79 (1.15, 4.43), <0.001
0.66 (-1.63, 2.96), 0.568
4.55 (3.54, 5.56), <0.001
2.98 (2.01, 3.96), <0.001
1.57 (0.20, 2.94), 0.025
12 weeks
5.22 (3.20, 7.23), <0.001
3.81 (1.50, 6.13), 0.001
1.40 (-1.80, 4.60), 0.389
6.35 (5.30, 7.39), <0.001
3.98 (3.06, 4.89), <0.001
2.37 (1.04, 3.70), <0.001
16 weeks
6.81 (5.05, 8.57), <0.001
3.59 (1.61, 5.57), <0.001
3.23 (0.57, 5.88), 0.017
9.23 (8.11, 10.35), <0.001
4.20 (3.19, 5.20), <0.001
5.03 (3.57, 6.49), <0.001
28 weeks
6.42 (4.52, 8.32), <0.001
3.57 (1.37, 5.76), 0.002
2.86 (-0.09, 5.80), 0.057
8.96 (7.83, 10.09), <0.001
4.25 (3.24, 5.26), <0.001
4.71 (3.21, 6.20), <0.001
40 weeks
6.41 (4.31, 8.51), <0.001
3.06 (0.72, 5.40), 0.011
3.35 (0.11, 6.60), 0.043
8.91 (7.76, 10.06), <0.001
3.58 (2.52, 4.64), <0.001
5.33 (3.80, 6.85), <0.001
Overall
4.99 (1.00, 8.98), 0.015
3.06 (0.65, 5.47), 0.013
1.93 (-0.37, 4.23), 0.100
6.66 (1.35, 11.97), 0.015
3.47 (1.57, 5.36), <0.001
3.19 (1.99, 4.39), <0.001
Percentage of reduction from baseline = (before value − after value)/before value ∗ 100%. a value for interaction between sex and group, and interaction among sex, group, and visit time was 0.66 and 0.74, respectively. bAdjusted for baseline, age, married status, drinking and smoking status, duration of disease, and family history.
