Acupuncture Combined with Voice Training Improved Voice Function in Patients with Primary Muscular Tension Dysphonia (MTD): A Randomized, Three-Armed, Open-Label Clinical Trial

Table 2

Baseline data comparison between the three groups.

Baseline	Test group (n = 35)	Control group 1 (n = 32)	Control group 2 (n = 34)	F/χ^2	value
Age (years)	34.49 ± 8.58	32.75 ± 8.64	33.29 ± 9.85	0.326	0.723
Crouse (month)	5 (2–12)	4 (2.13–8)	4.5 (2–8.5)	0.496	0.780
Sex				1.505	0.471
Male	8 (22.9)	8 (25)	12 (35.3)
Female	27 (77.1)	24 (75)	22 (64.7)