Effects of Auricular Acupressure on Body Weight Parameters in Patients with Chronic Schizophrenia

Table 3

Comparison of control variables and dependent continuous variables between the two groups.

	Number	Mean	Standard deviation	95% confidence interval for the mean		F value	P value
				L	U
Body height (cm)
AA group	33	160.6	1.5	157.6	163.6	0.111	0.740
Control group	39	161.2	1.1	158.9	163.5
Age (y)
AA group	33	46.8	1.6	43.6	50.0	0.729	0.396
Control group	39	48.6	1.4	45.7	51.4
Disease duration (y)
AA group	33	15.9	0.9	14.0	17.7	1.584	0.212
Control group	39	14.2	0.9	12.4	16.1
Onset age (y)
AA group	33	30.9	1.3	28.2	33.6	2.287	0.135
Control group	39	34.4	1.8	30.8	37.9
Length of hospitalization (y)
AA group	33	5.6	0.6	4.4	6.8	0.768	0.384
Control group	39	4.9	0.6	3.6	6.1

AA group: experimental group, auricular acupressure with vaccaria seeds and Surgical Tape; control group: Surgical Tape only.