The Efficacy of Acupuncture on Anthropometric Measures and the Biochemical Markers for Metabolic Syndrome: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Study

Table 2

Simple parameters of body fat.

Variable	Group	2 weeks		4 weeks		8 weeks		12 weeks		3-month follow-up
		Mean ± SD,P		Mean ± SD,P		Mean ± SD,P		Mean ± SD,P		Mean ± SD,P
WC	Acupuncture		≤0.001		0.002		0.001		0.003		0.002
	Sham
Weight	Acupuncture		0.153		0.058		0.002		0.011		0.007
	Sham
BMI	Acupuncture		0.158		0.62		0.001		0.010		0.007
	Sham
WHR	Acupuncture		0.004		0.032		0.028		0.004		0.010
	Sham
HC	Acupuncture		0.384		0.107		0.085		0.118		0.054
	Sham

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