Acupuncture for the Treatment of Oculomotor Paralysis: A Pilot Randomised Controlled Trial

Table 1

Baseline characteristics of participants at trial entry.

	Variable	Group		P value
		Acupuncture ()	Control ()
Mean age (SD) (year)		58.09 (17.24)	61.51 (15.38)	0.51
Sex	Male	9 (45.00%)	12 (60.00%)	0.34
	Female	11 (55.00%)	8 (40.00%)	0.34
Employment	Employed	2 (10.00%)	3 (15.00%)	0.63
	Unemployed	3 (15.00%)	1 (5.00%)	0.31
	Retired	15 (75.00%)	16 (80.00%)	0.71
Education	Completed high school	7 (35.00%)	9 (45.00%)	0.52
	Completed tertiary education	13 (65.00%)	11 (55.00%)	0.52
Affected eyes		27 (67.50%)	23 (57.50%)	0.36
Duration of OP (SD) (month)		5.17 (2.63)	5.24 (2.39)	0.93
Underlying disease	Diabetes mellitus	11 (55.00%)	13 (65.00%)	0.52
	Trauma	9 (45.00%)	7 (35.00%)	0.52

Note. OP: oculomotor paralysis.