A Randomized Clinical Trial Comparing the Effectiveness of Electroacupuncture versus Medium-Frequency Electrotherapy for Discogenic Sciatica

Table 1

Baseline demographic and clinical characteristics of the study population.

Characteristics	EA group ()	MFE group ()	value
Age, years^†
Sex, M/F (%)	21.3/78.7	22.5/77.5
Body mass index,
Duration of disease, month	60 (12–120)	48 (15–120)
Leg pain NRS^†
Low back pain NRS^†
ODI questionnaire scores^†
Frequency of analgesics (%)
0 times/week	38 (76)	39 (78)
1–3 times/week	4 (8)	6 (12)
4–6 times/week	3 (6)	1 (2)
7–9 times/week	2 (4)	2 (4)
≥10 times/week	3 (6)	2 (4)

EA: electroacupuncture; MFE: medium-frequency electrotherapy; mean (standard deviation).
NRS: numerical rating scale; ODI: Oswestry Disability Index; chi-square test.
Unpaired -test; Mann–Whitney test; median (interquartile ranges).