Research Article
The Efficacy of Acupuncture on Anthropometric Measures and the Biochemical Markers for Metabolic Syndrome: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Study
Table 3
Difference of the biochemical markers of patients with MetS treated with acupuncture and sham acupuncture.
| | Variable | Group | 12 week | value |
| | FBG | Acupuncture | | 0.217 | | Sham | | | HbA1c | Acupuncture | | 0.008 | | Sham | | | TG | Acupuncture | | 0.046 | | Sham | | | HDL | Acupuncture | | 0.814 | | Sham | | | LDL | Acupuncture | | 0.477 | | Sham | | | TC | Acupuncture | | 0.019 | | Sham | | | UA | Acupuncture | | 0.059 | | Sham | | | SBP | Acupuncture | | ≤0.001 | | Sham | | | DBP | Acupuncture | | ≤0.001 | | Sham | |
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