Research Article
The Efficacy of Acupuncture on Anthropometric Measures and the Biochemical Markers for Metabolic Syndrome: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Study
Table 1
Baseline characteristics of the randomly assigned participants.
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BMI: body mass index; WC: waist circumference; FBG: fasting blood glucose; HbA1c: glycosylated hemoglobin; TG: triglyceride; TC: total cholesterol; HDL: high density lipoprotein; LDL: low density lipoprotein; UA: uric acid; SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure. |