Review Article
Update on the Clinical Effect of Acupuncture Therapy in Patients with Gouty Arthritis: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Table 3
Metaregression of basic characteristics of trials and improvement of uric acid and VAS score.
| | Outcome | Number of RCTs | Factor tested | | | Adjusted |
| | Uric acid | 22 | Acupuncture type | 2.21 | 0.038 | 20.20% | | Combined therapy | 0.35 | 0.730 | −6.31% | | Duration of treatment | 1.58 | 0.127 | 7.67% | | VAS score | 7 | Acupuncture type | −1.62 | 0.165 | 23.55% | | Combined therapy | 1.32 | 0.243 | 12.20% | | Duration of treatment | −1.27 | 0.259 | 10.11% |
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Note. RCT: randomized controlled trial; VAS: visual analogue scale.
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