Research Article
A Longitudinal Study of the Reliability of Acupuncture Deqi Sensations in Knee Osteoarthritis
Table 3
Test-retest reliability of deqi sensations.
| | All | High Dose | Low Dose | Sham |
| Soreness | .889 (<.001) | .721 (.002) | .925 (<.001) | .688 (.004) | Aching | .913 (<.001) | .726 (.002) | .922 (<.001) | .777 (<.001) | Deep pressure | .903 (<.001) | .808 (<.001) | .943 (<.001) | .821 (<.001) | Heaviness | .928 (<.001) | .88 (<.001) | .926 (<.001) | .769 (<.001) | Fullness/distention | .921 (<.001) | .831 (<.001) | .943 (<.001) | .872 (<.001) | Tingling | .839 (<.001) | .848 (<.001) | .795 (<.001) | .81 (<.001) | Numbness | .861 (<.001) | .839 (<.001) | .837 (<.001) | .932 (<.001) | Sharp pain | .768 (<.001) | .486 (.069) | .812 (<.001) | .761 (.001) | Dull pain | .845 (<.001) | .583 (.026) | .874 (<.001) | .871 (<.001) | Warmth | .74 (<.001) | .664 (.007) | .661 (.008) | .894 (<.001) | Cold | .078 (.37) | .467 (.08) | −.052 (.493) | −.15 (.559) | Throbbing | .792 (<.001) | .774 (<.001) | .601 (.02) | .876 (<.001) | Other | .681 (<.001) | −.75 (.508) | .641 (.011) | .741 (.001) | Sum | .907 (<.001) | .792 (<.001) | .922 (<.001) | .901 (<.001) | Mass index | .907 (<.001) | .764 (.001) | .927 (<.001) | .902 (<.001) |
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All test-retest reliability analyses reported as intraclass correlation coefficients ( value).
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