Effects of Warm Acupuncture Combined with Meloxicam and Comprehensive Nursing on Pain Improvement and Joint Function in Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis

Table 1

Comparison of general clinical data among the three groups (n).

Index	TCMG	CG	JG	χ^2
	n = 27	n = 27	n = 27
Gender
Female	16	17	14	0.710	>0.05
Male	11	10	13
Age (years)
>60	15	16	18	0.723	>0.05
≤60	12	11	9
Course of disease (years)
>3	10	9	8	0.333	>0.05
≤3	17	18	19
Education
Primary and below	4	5	5	0.602	>0.05
Junior and senior secondary	16	14	16
Junior college or above	7	8	6
Pathogenic site
Left knee	10	12	10	1.818	>0.05
Right knee	9	11	10
Both knees	8	4	7