Influence of Acupuncture Stimulation on Cerebral Network in Functional Diarrhea

Table 1

Baseline characteristics.

Characteristic	Healthy controls (𝑛=18)	Functional diarrhea (𝑛=18)	𝑃 value
Age (y)	22.72±1.21	22.24±2.30	0.144
Male/female	10/8	10/8
Defecation times	6.92±0.81	16.17±5.28	0.000
BSFS score	4.03±0.21	5.58±0.63	0.000
PCS score	57.90±1.45	51.41±6.84	0.000
MCS score	54.47±4.54	45.7±10.78	0.006

BSFS: Bristol stool form scale; PCS: physical component summary; MCS: mental component summary.
Presented values are mean ± SD.