Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine / 2015 / Article / Tab 1 / Research Article
Effects of Acupressure on Fatigue and Depression in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Patients Treated with Transcatheter Arterial Chemoembolization: A Quasi-Experimental Study Table 1 Personal and clinical characteristics by group (
= 62).
Characteristics Experimental group ( = 31) Control group ( = 31) (%)/mean (SD) (%)/mean (SD)Age 0.08 .96 >65 12 (38.7) 11 (35.5) 64–40 14 (45.2) 15 (48.4) <40 5 (16.1) 5 (16.1) Gender 0.26 .20 Male 20 (64.5) 24 (77.4) Female 11 (35.5) 7 (22.6) Occupation 0.61 Unemployed 19 (61.3) 17 (54.8) Employed 12 (38.7) 14 (45.2) Marital status 0.55 .50 Unmarried 1 (3.2) 2 (6.4) Married 30 (96.8) 29 (93.5) Education level 1.40 .92 None 8 (25.8) 8 (25.8) Elementary 11 (35.5) 10 (32.3) Junior high 3 (9.6) 4 (12.9) Senior high 9 (29.0) 8 (25.8) College and above 0 (0) 1 (3.2) Religion 0.30 .86 None 7 (22.6) 8 (25.8) Buddhism/Taoism 24 (77.4) 24 (77.4) Christianity/Catholicism 0 (0) 0 (0) Time since HCC was diagnosed 1.58 .81 <3 months 12 (38.7) 11 (35.5) <1 year 15 (48.4) 15 (48.4) 2-3 years 3 (9.6) 2 (6.4) 4-5 years 0 (0) 1 (3.2) >5 years 1 (3.2) 2 (6.4) Type of hepatitis carrier 0.17 .99 None 4 (12.9) 3 (9.6) B type 18 (58.1) 19 (61.3) C type 6 (19.4) 6 (19.4) B + C type 2 (6.4) 2 (6.4) Other 1 (3.2) 1 (3.2) Albumin 3.34 (0.49) 3.49 (0.57) 1.11 .27 Hemoglobin 11.47 (2.08) 11.94 (1.94) 0.91 .37