Comparative Effectiveness of the Deqi Sensation and Non-Deqi by Moxibustion Stimulation: A Multicenter Prospective Cohort Study in the Treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis

Table 3

Comparison of GPCRND-KOA scores.

Variable	Month 1		Month 7
	Mean	95% CI	Mean	95% CI
Trial group	5.23	4.44~6.01	4.78	4.37~5.18
Control group	7.43	6.59~8.26	6.11	5.45~6.76
𝑃 value	0.0001		0.0006

∗Adjusted means or proportions and confidence intervals (CI) from multilevel models (ANCOVA or GEE) with fixed effects. All data are intended to treat. Both groups 𝑛=45. SD: standard deviation; GPCRND-KOA: guiding principle of clinical research on new drugs in the treatment of KOA score; KOA: knee osteoarthritis.