Heart Rate Variability and Hemodynamic Change in the Superior Mesenteric Artery by Acupuncture Stimulation of Lower Limb Points: A Randomized Crossover Trial

Table 5

Intergroup comparisons between ST36 and LR3 stimulations and between ST36 or LR3 stimulation and nonstimulation (CTL).

	ST36 versus LR3 (𝑃 value)	ST36 versus CTL (𝑃 value)	LR3 versus CTL (𝑃 value)
VLF	0.104	0.059	0.401
LF	0.013*	0.303	0.294
HF	0.015*	0.886	0.116
LF/HF	0.746	0.211	0.226
SBP	0.180	0.207	0.913
DBP	0.589	0.706	0.859
HR	0.683	0.686	0.978
CI	0.605	0.012*	0.007*
SVRI	0.806	0.041*	0.047*
SMA BFV	0.009*	0.006*	0.513

A 2-sample 𝑡-test was used for comparisons. *𝑃<0.05.