Acupuncture for Functional Dyspepsia: A Single Blinded, Randomized, Controlled Trial

Table 2

Scores of dyspeptic symptoms, quality of life, and mental status before and after the treatment.

Items	Groups		Baseline	After treatment	Difference	Improvement rate	value
PF	Treatment	28				82.56%	<0.0001
	Control	27				30.03%	<0.0001
	IGC						<0.0001
ES	Treatment	19				95.69%	<0.0001
	Control	21				28.23%	<0.0001
	IGC						<0.0001
EP	Treatment	21				92.95%	<0.0001
	Control	22				14.71%	0.0078
	IGC						<0.0001
EBS	Treatment	16				92.08%	<0.0001
	Control	17				3.58%	0.25
	IGC						<0.0001
DSSS	Treatment	28				89.72%	<0.0001
	Control	28				21.62%	<0.0001
	IGC						<0.0001
SF-36	Treatment	28				33.52%	<0.0001
	Control	28				5.33%	0.0099
	IGC						<0.0001
SDS	Treatment	28				21.33%	<0.0001
	Control	28				6.07%	0.0002
	IGC						0.0005
SAS	Treatment	28				19.11%	<0.0001
	Control	28				0.21%	0.8533
	IGC						<0.0001

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; IGC: intergroup comparison.