Review Article
Acupuncture for Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) in Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Table 3
Quality of evidence evaluated by grading of recommendation assessment, development, and evaluation.
| | Outcome | Number of studies | Sample size | Confidence intervals (95%) | GRADE | Evidence quality | | Limitation | Inconsistency | Indirections | Imprecision | Publication bias | |
| | AHI | 9 | 584 | MD: -6.18;
95% CI: -9.58 to -2.78 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Low | | ESS | 4 | 264 | MD: -2.84;
95% CI: -4.80 to -0.16 | -1 | -1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | Very low | | LSaO2 | 5 | 376 | MD: 5.29;
95% CI: 2.61 to 7.97 | -1 | -1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | Very low |
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