Research Article

Effects of Auricular Acupressure on Body Weight Parameters in Patients with Chronic Schizophrenia

Table 5

Comparison of intervention effects between the two groups.

VariablesRegression coefficientstandard errort valueP value

Waist circumference (cm)
 Control group at week 0 95.91
 Week 0 (AA group/control group) −0.04 1.72 −0.03 0.979
 Control group (week 1/week 0) 2.09 1.67 1.25 0.211
 Control group (week 2/week 0) −0.20 1.64 −0.12 0.905
 Control group (week 3/week 0) 0.69 1.64 0.42 0.676
 Control group (week 4/week 0) 0.52 1.64 0.31 0.754
 Control group (week 5/week 0) 0.29 1.64 0.18 0.859
 Control group (week 6/week 0) −0.09 1.64 −0.06 0.954
 Control group (week 7/week 0) 0.98 1.64 0.60 0.552
 Control group (week 8/week 0) −0.72 1.64 −0.43 0.664
 Difference of slopes from week 0 to week 1 between 2 groups −1.05 2.47 −0.42 0.671
 Difference of slopes from week 0 to week 2 between 2 groups 0.10 2.43 0.04 0.968
 Difference of slopes from week 0 to week 3 between 2 groups 0.18 2.43 0.07 0.942
 Difference of slopes from week 0 to week 4 between 2 groups −0.30 2.43 −0.12 0.902
 Difference of slopes from week 0 to week 5 between 2 groups −0.63 2.43 −0.26 0.796
 Difference of slopes from week 0 to week 6 between 2 groups −0.70 2.43 −0.29 0.773
 Difference of slopes from week 0 to week 7 between 2 groups −0.49 2.43 −0.20 0.840
 Difference of slopes from week 0 to week 8 between 2 groups −0.36 2.43 −0.15 0.882
Body weight
 Control group at week 0 71.68 1.25 57.31
 Week 0 (AA group/control group) −0.27 1.85 −0.14 0.885
 Control group (week 1/week 0) 0.54 1.79 0.30 0.761
 Control group (week 2/week 0) 0.06 1.77 0.03 0.972
 Control group (week 3/week 0) −0.06 1.77 −0.03 0.972
 Control group (week 4/week 0) 0.28 1.77 0.16 0.876
 Control group (week 5/week 0) 0.06 1.77 0.03 0.972
 Control group (week 6/week 0) −0.12 1.77 −0.07 0.945
 Control group (week 7/week 0) −0.20 1.77 −0.11 0.910
 Control group (week 8/week 0) −0.47 1.77 −0.27 0.790
 Difference of slopes from week 0 to week 1 between 2 groups −0.80 2.65 −0.30 0.763
 Difference of slopes from week 0 to week 2 between 2 groups −0.10 2.61 −0.04 0.969
 Difference of slopes from week 0 to week 3 between 2 groups −0.28 2.61 −0.11 0.915
 Difference of slopes from week 0 to week 4 between 2 groups −0.38 2.61 −0.14 0.885
 Difference of slopes from week 0 to week 5 between 2 groups −0.28 2.61 −0.11 0.915
 Difference of slopes from week 0 to week 6 between 2 groups −0.46 2.61 −0.18 0.861
 Difference of slopes from week 0 to week 7 between 2 groups −0.05 2.61 −0.02 0.983
 Difference of slopes from week 0 to week 8 between 2 groups −0.23 2.61 −0.09 0.929
Body fat percentage
 Control group at week 0 34.15 1.28 26.66
 Week 0 (AA group/control group) −1.24 1.89 −0.66 0.512
 Control group (week 8/week 0) −1.01 1.81 −0.56 0.577
 Difference of slopes from week 0 to week 8 between 2 groups 1.26 2.68 0.47 0.638

AA group: experimental group, auricular acupressure with vaccaria seeds and Surgical Tape; control group: Surgical Tape only.