Clinical Effects of Laser Acupuncture plus Chinese Cupping on the Pain and Plasma Cortisol Levels in Patients with Chronic Nonspecific Lower Back Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Table 1

Demographic data of two groups.

	Laser acupuncture group; ()	Control group; ()
Sex (male/female)	5/15	6/14	0.50
Age (years)	63.09 ± 16.19	63.70 ± 15.69	0.76
Height (cm)	159.66 ± 9.10	158.60 ± 7.13	0.64
Weight (kg)	61.84 ± 10.69	54.30 ± 6.97	0.06
BMI (kg/m^2)	24.26 ± 10.10	21.59 ± 7.05	0.78
Onset duration (years)	4.13 ± 3.59	3.98 ± 2.83	0.67