| Excluded studies | Acupuncture group (number) | Medication group (number) | RR (95% CI) | value | Heterogeneity test | Effect model |
| Zhang, 2013 [28] | 431 | 413 | 1.27 (1.19, 1.35) | | | Fixed | Wu et al., 2008 [29] | 432 | 412 | 1.27 (1.19, 1.35) | | | Fixed | Guo and Yan, 2013 [33] | 417 | 397 | 1.28 (1.20, 1.37) | | | Fixed | Luo and Xu, 2012 [34] | 420 | 401 | 1.23 (1.16, 1.31) | | | Fixed | Yu et al., 2005 [35] | 434 | 415 | 1.27 (1.19, 1.35) | | | Fixed | Liu and Shan, 2015 [30] | 419 | 399 | 1.25 (1.18, 1.33) | | | Fixed | Deng, 2006 [31] | 403 | 397 | 1.28 (1.20, 1.36) | | | Fixed | Hua and Li, 2009 [36] | 407 | 387 | 1.28 (1.20, 1.36) | | | Fixed | Wu et al., 2010 [37] | 423 | 405 | 1.26 (1.19, 1.35) | | | Fixed | Lin et al., 2011 [32] | 417 | 397 | 1.27 (1.19, 1.35) | | | Fixed |
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