Research Article
Validity of a Diagnostic Scale for Acupuncture: Application of the Item Response Theory to the Five Viscera Score
Table 1
Characteristics of respondents, Phase 1.
| | Sociodemographic characteristics | Male () | Female () | | (%) | (%) |
| | Age (y) | | | | 18-19 | 55 (12.8) | 39 (23.8) | | 20–29 | 240 (55.8) | 82 (50.0) | | 30–39 | 102 (23.7) | 28 (17.1) | | 40–49 | 24 (5.6) | 12 (7.3) | | 50+ | 9 (2.1) | 3 (1.8) | | Mean (SD) | 27.5 (8.0) | 26.0 (8.5) | | Education | | | | Junior college or lower | 274 (63.7) | 101 (61.6) | | College or higher | 141 (32.8) | 57 (34.8) | | Unknown | 15 (3.5) | 6 (3.7) | | Work 4 days or more per week during last month | | | | No | 96 (22.3) | 79 (48.2) | | Yes | 334 (77.7) | 85 (51.8) |
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