Influence of Acupuncture Stimulation on Cerebral Network in Functional Diarrhea

Table 2

Clinical outcome measurements pre- and postacupuncture stimulation.

Characteristic	Healthy controls		𝑃 value	Functional diarrhea		𝑃 value
	Pre (𝑛=18)	Post (𝑛=18)		Pre (𝑛=18)	Post (𝑛=18)
Defecation times	6.92±0.81	7.16±0.99	0.144	16.17±5.28	9.78±3.75	0.000
BSFS score	4.03±0.21	4.00±0.19	0.858	5.58±0.63	4.75±0.52	0.001
PCS score	57.90±1.45	57.91±1.62	0.808	51.41±6.84	53.37±4.94	0.085
MCS score	54.47±4.54	55.07±3.99	0.751	45.7±10.78	45.01±7.75	0.711

BSFS: Bristol stool form scale; PCS: physical component summary; MCS: mental component summary.
Presented values are mean ± SD.