An Evaluation of Electroacupuncture at the Weizhong Acupoint (BL-40) as a Means of Relieving Pain Induced by Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy

Table 1

Demographic data analysis.

	U-I; control	U-II; sham-EA	U-III; 100 Hz EA	𝑃 value
Number of people/group	25	24	25
Gender
Men: 𝑛 (%)	20 (80%)	21 (88%)	18 (72%)	0.4021
Female: 𝑛 (%)	5 (20%)	3 (12%)	7 (28%)
ASA
ASA-I: 𝑛 (%)	16 (64%)	18 (75%)	20 (80%)	0.4282
ASA-II: 𝑛 (%)	9 (36%)	6 (25%)	5 (20%)
Age (yr)	48.00; (40.00–53.00)	42.50; (34.50–49.00)	44.00; (36.00–48.00)	0.2327
BH (cm)	165.00; (162.00–171.60)	166.50; (162.80–172.50)	166.00; (162.00–172.00)	0.9230
BW (kg)	74.00; (65.00–80.00)	70.50; (63.75–80.00)	63.10; (61.00–76.70)	0.2539

Median (25%–75%).