Acupuncture to Treat Primary Dysmenorrhea in Women: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Table 3

Quality-of-life outcomes by treatment group.

Quality-of-life outcome	Acupuncture group, 𝑛=46	Control group, 𝑛=46	Unadjusted treatment effect (95% CI)	UnadjustedP-value	Adjusted treatment effect (95% CI)	Adjusted P-value
3 months (SF36)
Physical function^a	95.0 (90.0−100)	95.0 (90.0−100)		.58		.58
Role physical^a	100 (50−100)	100 (75.0−100)		.81		.96
Bodily pain^b	64.4 (23.7)	71.9 (21.3)	−6.7 (−15.8 to 2.3)	.14	−6.1 (−15.1 to 2.8)	.18
General health^b	69.2 (20.5)	66.9 (24.7)	3.2 (−5.8 to 12.1)	.49	5.1 (−3.0 to 13.2)	.22
Vitality^b	55.8 (21.8)	53.6 (23.1)	1.9 (−6.5 to 10.3)	.66	3.2 (−5.1 to 11.6)	.44
Social function^b	78.8 (22.3)	79.3 (21.9)	−0.2 (−9.4 to 8.9)	.96	1.1 (−8.0 to 10.3)	.81
Role emotional^b	75.0 (36.0)	75.0 (33.0)	0.2 (−15.2 to 15.6)	.98	2.2 (−12.7 to 17.1)	.77
Mental health^b	71.4 (18.2)	67.0 (20.8)	4.5 (−3.3 to 12.2)	.26	6.0 (−1.7 to 13.6)	.13
Overall Physical Component^b	49.6 (9.1)	52.5 (7.6)	−2.7 (−6.3 to 0.9)	.14	−2.3 (−5.9 to 1.2)	.19
Overall Mental Component^b	46.1 (10.3)	43.6 (11.8)	2.6 (−2.0 to 7.3)	.26	3.5 (−1.1 to 8.1)	.14
Brazier Health State Utility^b	0.75 (0.13)	0.75 (0.12)	0.0 (−0.05 to 0.05)	.95	0.0 (−0.04 to 0.05)	.86
Restricted activities	11 (26.8)	14 (31.8)	0.86 (0.44 to 1.68)	.66	0.8 (0.45 to 1.72)	.71
6 months (SF36)
Physical function^a	95.0 (85.0−100)	95.0 (90.0−100)		.96		.94
Role physical^a	87.5 (50−100)	100 (75.0−100)		.41		.62
Bodily pain^b	69.1 (23.6)	68.3 (21.3)	1.7 (−7.5 to 10.9)	.71	2.5 (−6.7 to 11.6)	.60
General health^b	69.2 (19.5)	66.3 (25.5)	2.5 (−6.5 to 11.5)	.58	4.5 (−3.7 to 12.7)	.28
Vitality^b	53.5 (19.8)	56.8 (19.6)	−2.8 (−11.3 to 5.8)	.53	−1.3 (−9.8 to 7.1)	.76
Social function^b	73.1 (25.4)	80.6 (21.4)	−6.6 (−15.9 to 2.7)	.16	−5.0 (−14.3 to 4.3)	.29
Role emotional^b	64.6 (38.5)	80.8 (29.1)	−13.8 (−29.4 to 1.8)	.08	−11.3 (−26.5 to 3.8)	.14
Mental health^b	65.3 (19.2)	72.0 (15.6)	−6.1 (−14.0 to 1.8)	.13	−4.5 (−12.2 to 3.3)	.26
Overall Physical Component^b	51.5 (9.0)	51.0 (8.6)	1.3 (−2.4 to 4.9)	.50	1.6 (−2.0 to 5.2)	.38
Overall Mental Component^b	42.4 (11.2)	46.3 (9.8)	−3.9 (−8.6 to 0.8)	.11	−3.0 (−7.6 to 1.7)	.21
Brazier Health State Utility^b	0.74 (0.10)	0.78 (0.10)	−0.04 (−0.09 to 0.01)	.11	−0.04 (−0.8 to 0.01)	.14
Restricted activities	7 (18.9)	15 (38.5)	0.51 (0.23 to 1.10)	.08	0.50 (0.23 to 1.08)	.08
12 months (SF36)
Physical function^a	95.0 (90.0−100)	100 (90.0−100)		.57		.58
Role physical^a	100 (50.0−100)	100 (50.0−100)		.71		.95
Bodily pain^b	68.0 (20.7)	73.4 (22.5)	−4.0 (−13.1 to 5.0)	.38	−3.4 (−12.4 to 5.6)	.46
General health^b	67.6 (19.5)	69.8 (24.0)	−2.8 (−11.7 to 6.1)	.54	−0.9 (−9.0 to 7.3)	.83
Vitality^b	55.0 (17.7)	56.7 (21.7)	−1.7 (−10.1 to 6.8)	.70	−0.4 (−8.8 to 7.9)	.92
Social function^b	79.9 (21.8)	81.0 (20.9)	−0.7 (−9.8 to 8.4)	.88	0.7 (−8.4 to 9.8)	.88
Role emotional^b	69.1 (40.4)	73.0 (35.5)	−5.2 (−20.7 to 10.4)	.51	−2.8 (−17.8 to 12.3)	.72
Mental health^b	68.5 (15.8)	71.8 (14.2)	−3.3 (−11.1 to 4.5)	.41	−1.8 (−9.4 to 5.9)	.65
Overall Physical Component^b	51.4 (6.8)	51.7 (10.0)	0.3 (−3.3 to 3.9)	.88	0.6 (−2.9 to 4.2)	.73
Overall Mental Component^b	44.4 (10.6)	45.5 (8.9)	−1.8 (−6.5 to 2.9)	.44	−1.0 (−5.7 to 3.6)	.67
Brazier Health State Utility^b	0.76 (0.10)	0.77 (0.11)	−0.01 (0.06 to 0.03)	.62	−0.01 (−0.06 to 0.04)	.72
Restricted activities	19 (45.2)	13 (31.0)	1.46 (0.82 to 2.61)	.20	1.42 (0.83 to 2.44)	.20

Values are number (%) of women.
^aValues are median (IQR).
^bValues are mean (SD).