Brain-Gut Axis Modulation of Acupuncture in Functional Dyspepsia: A Preliminary Resting-State fcMRI Study

Table 1

Subjective measurements (symptoms scores) of 8 patients with FD (mean ± SD).

Measurements		Baseline	After	Difference	Improvement (%)	value
PF	8	9.75 ± 1.75	1.63 ± 2.13	8.13 ± 2.03	83.38%	<0.0001
ES	8	9.75 ± 2.71	0.75 ± 2.12	9.00 ± 2.83	92.31%	<0.0001
EP	7	6.71 ± 2.43	0.71 ± 1.25	6.00 ± 1.91	89.42%	<0.0001
EBS	5	6.60 ± 2.19	0.00 ± 0.00	6.60 ± 2.19	100.00%	<0.0001
DSSS	8	29.5 ± 7.25	3.00 ± 4.28	26.5 ± 5.76	89.83%	0.0002
SF-36	8	50.77 ± 16.22	71.20 ± 14.78	20.43 ± 22.39	40.24%	0.0364
SDS	8	61.88 ± 11.68	44.00 ± 8.64	17.88 ± 12.88	28.89%	0.0057
SAS	8	57.88 ± 13.00	41.00 ± 6.39	16.88 ± 13.87	29.16%	0.0108

PF: postprandial discomfort; ES: early satiety; EP: epigastric pain; EBS: epigastric burning sensation; DSSS: dyspeptic symptom sum score; SF-36: short-form 36 questionnaire; SDS: Self-Rating Depression Scale; SAS: Self-Rating Anxiety Scale.