Research Article

Acupuncture Decreases Blood Pressure Related to Hypothalamus Functional Connectivity with Frontal Lobe, Cerebellum, and Insula: A Study of Instantaneous and Short-Term Acupuncture Treatment in Essential Hypertension

Table 2

Physiological data of LR3 and sham groups ( ± ).

SBP (mmHg)DBP (mmHg)

LR3 group
 B 134.93 ± 9.0586.29 ± 7.35
 A134.14 ± 9.9486.00 ± 8.56
 T129.71 ± 8.6686.71 ± 6.11

Sham group
 B136.86 ± 18.2687.86 ± 11.22
 A134.21 ± 18.2686.93 ± 8.19
 T132.64 ± 12.9784.21 ± 7.47

B: before acupuncture, A: after once acupuncture, and T: after treatment. The SBP in LR3 group after treatment compared to before acupuncture, = 0.006.