Research Article
Acupuncture to Reduce HIV-Associated Inflammation
Table 4
Change in hsCRP, D-dimer, and lipids from baseline to eighth acupuncture session.
| | | Control group () | Treatment group () | score; value; Cohen’s |
| | hsCRP change1 | 6.66 mg/L (SD = 24.4) | −3.19 mg/L (SD = 8.0) | 1.32; ; | | D-dimer change2 | −0.04 g FEU/mL (SD = 0.18) | 0.03 g FEU/mL (SD = 0.13) | −.913; ; | | Total cholesterol change | −11.42 mg/dL (SD = 25.4) | 3.46 mg/dL (SD = 23.4) | −1.52; ; | | LDL-cholesterol change | −3.38 mg/dL (SD = 24.9) | 4.96 mg/dL (SD = 19.3) | −.929; ; | | HDL-cholesterol change | −3.5 mg/dL (SD = 8.9) | −1.92 mg/dL (SD = 9.1) | −.442; ; | | Triglycerides change | −21.9 mg/dL (SD = 67.2) | 1.79 mg/dL (SD = 25.8) | −1.53; ; |
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