A Study on COMP and CTX-II as Molecular Markers for the Diagnosis of Intervertebral Disc Degeneration

Table 1

The expression level of serum CTX-II in the control group and the experimental group in each week following acupuncture.

Time; CTX-II	Control group (pg/mL)	Experimental group (pg/mL)
1 w			<0.05
2 w			<0.05
3 w			<0.05
4 w			<0.05
5 w			<0.05
6 w			<0.05
7 w			<0.05
8 w			<0.05

in each group. CI: 95% confidence interval.