Efficacy Comparison of Five Different Acupuncture Methods on Pain, Stiffness, and Function in Osteoarthritis of the Knee: A Network Meta-Analysis

Table 3

Results (MD, with 95% CI) of the network meta-analysis for pain (on the bottom left) and function (on the top right) scores.

Acupuncture	4.50(-1.00, 10.00)	-3.70(-9.30, 1.50)	-4.60(-12.00, 2.80)	1.90(-1.90, 5.90)	11.00(3.00, 19.00)	-1.20(-9.40, 6.30)
-1.80(-4.00, 0.29)	Education	-8.30(-14.00, -2.60)	-9.20(-17.00, -0.98)	-2.70(-7.70, 2.70)	6.6(-3.00, 16.00)	-5.90(-14.00, 2.10)
1.20(-0.75, 3.20)	3.00(0.92, 5.20)	Electro-acupuncture	-0.88 (-6.90, 5.40)	5.70(1.70, 10.00)	15.00(6.30, 24.00)	2.50 (-3.70, 8.30)
2.00(-0.63, 4.70)	3.90(1.00, 6.80)	0.84(-1.30, 2.90)	Fire needle	6.60(-0.35, 14.00)	16.00(7.00, 25.00)	3.40 (-3.90, 10.00)
-0.98 (-2.50, 0.43)	0.85 (-1.10, 2.70)	-2.20(-3.80, -0.72)	-3.00(-5.50,-0.59)	Sham needle	9.30(0.61, 18.00)	-3.20(-11.00, 3.60)
-2.70(-5.40, 0.14)	-0.85 (-4.10, 2.50)	-3.90(-6.80, -0.89)	-4.10(-6.70, -1.50)	-4.70(-7.60, -1.80)	Waiting list	-13.00(-23.00, -2.80)
-0.40 (-3.20, 2.30)	1.40 (-1.50, 4.30)	-1.60(-3.70, 0.37)	-2.40(-4.40, -0.51)	0.59(-1.90, 3.10)	2.30(-1.00, 5.40)	Warm needle

Boldface and italic meant significance. (Note: if MD0, it meant that the treatment in columns was more effective than that of the rows in NMA.)