Monitoring the Effects of Acupoint Antioxidant Intervention by Measuring Electrical Potential Difference along the Meridian
Table 2
The interclass variance and between-cluster variance of the EPD of acupoints along the ST meridian.
Acupoints
Interclass variance
Between-cluster variance
ST36-ST37 (L)
2.07
6.48
**
*
ST36-ST37 (R)
1.31
7.19
**
ST36–ST39 (L)
1.02
8.31
**
**
ST36–ST39 (R)
1.38
7.22
**
ST36–ST42 (L)
2.54
5.68
**
**
ST36–ST42 (R)
1.26
6.28
**
ST36–ST44 (L)
1.33
7.10
**
**
ST36–ST44 (R)
1.79
4.31
**
ST37–ST39 (L)
1.91
7.79
**
**
ST37–ST39 (R)
1.46
7.71
**
ST37–ST42 (L)
1.92
8.18
**
**
ST37–ST42 (R)
3.90
6.16
**
ST37–ST44 (L)
1.29
6.27
**
**
ST37–ST44 (R)
1.14
6.18
**
ST39–ST42 (L)
2.30
7.20
**
*
ST39–ST42 (R)
1.29
7.46
**
ST39–ST44 (L)
1.01
1.08
**
ST39–ST44 (R)
2.15
5.41
**
ST42–ST44 (L)
3.18
6.21
**
**
ST42–ST44 (R)
2.48
5.20
**
(paired -test): comparing the EPD of the same points of different subjects. (two-sample -test): comparing the left EPD and right EPD of the same detection points. **( < 0.01): regarded as very significant. *( < 0.05): regarded as significant.