Research Article
Auricular Acupressure Effect on Autonomic Responses Evoked by a Cold Pressor Test in Healthy Volunteers: A Pilot Study
Table 1
General characteristics of the study sample (N = 120).
| | Characteristics | Group 1 (left ear) (N = 30) | Group 2 (right ear) (N = 30) | Group 3 (both ears) (N = 30) | Group 0 (control group) (N = 30) | value |
| | Gender (No., %) | | Male | 15 (50%) | 14 (47%) | 14 (47%) | 14 (47%) | 0.9920 | | Female | 15 (50%) | 16 (53%) | 16 (53%) | 16 (53%) | | Age (years) | 23 (22–23) | 22 (21–24) | 23 (22–23) | 23 (22–23) | 0.8422 | | Median (IQR) | | PR (bpm) | 72 (67–78) | 76.5 (71–85) | 78 (69–82) | 72.5 (66–76.75) | 0.7140 | | Median (IQR) | | SBP (mmHg) | 107 (104–111) | 109.5 (101–116) | 106 (101–111) | 110 (101.25–120) | 0.5697 | | Median (IQR) | | DBP (mmHg) | 66 (63–68) | 69 (63–71) | 67 (61–69) | 70 (65–70) | | | Median (IQR) |
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PR = pulse rate, SBP = systolic blood pressure, DBP = diastolic blood pressure, IQR = interquartile range. significantly different. Statistical tests: Chi-squared test (Gender), ANOVA test (Age, PR. SBP, DBP). |
