Influence of the Deqi Sensation by Suspended Moxibustion Stimulation in Lumbar Disc Herniation: Study for a Multicenter Prospective Two Arms Cohort Study
Table 1
Baseline characteristics of LDH patients.
Items
Trial group
Control group
value
Age, mean (SD), years
45.65 (10.58)
44.51 (11.46)
0.62
Age > 60 year (%)
12 (26.67%)
14 (31.11%)
0.64
Sex (%)
0.0001
Male
11 (24.44%)
30 (66.67%)
Female
34 (75.56%)
15 (33.33%)
Duration of low back pain (%)
0.0001
<1 months
5 (11.11%)
10 (22.22%)
2–6 months
13 (28.89%)
12 (26.67%)
7–12 months
6 (27.67%)
12 (26.67%)
1–5 years
19 (42.22%)
5 (11.11%)
>5 years
2 (4.44%)
6 (13.33%)
BMI, mean (SD), kg/m′
25.23 (3.12)
23.24 (3.23)
0.003
Modified-JOA grade (%)
0.21
Severe
30 (66.67%)
24 (53.33%)
Moderate
15 (33.33%)
21 (46.67%)
Modified-JOA score at baseline
Total score mean (SD)
15.23 (4.41)
17.54 (4.57)
0.006
BMI: body mass index; Modified-JOA score: modified Japanese Orthopaedic Association score; SD: standard deviation; LDH: lumbar disc herniation.
