Acupuncture Differentially Affects the High-Frequency Spectral Energy in Radial Pulse Positions Depending on Type of Lower Back Pain
Table 2
Comparison of the vital signs at baseline and before and after the intervention.
Parameter
Baseline (A0)
Preintervention (A1)
Postintervention (A2)
value (A0 vs. A1)
value (A1 vs. A2)
95% CI (A0 vs. A1)
95% CI (A1 vs. A2)
Body temperature (°C)
36.46 ± 0.39
36.53 ± 0.42
36.45 ± 0.39
0.0982
0.0704
−0.1498, 0.0132
−0.0068, 0.1629
SBP (mmHg)
116.17 ± 17.56
114.46 ± 17.76
115.22 ± 16.76
0.0593
0.5270
−0.0702, 3.4848
−3.1504, 1.6382
DBP (mmHg)
74.76 ± 12.49
73.02 ± 12.24
76.44 ± 12.54
0.0315
0.0039
0.1614, 3.3020
−5.6698, −1.1594
Pulse rate (beats/min)
71.87 ± 11.14
69.39 ± 11.04
65.26 ± 9.53
0.0001
7.59E − 08
1.4612, 4.0022
3.1063, 5.8693
Values are presented as mean ± SD. ; . A0 = assessed 30 min before acupuncture; A1 = assessed 10 min before acupuncture; A2 = assessed 10 min after acupuncture; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; SBP: systolic blood pressure; SD = standard deviation. 95% CI is presented as a range from the lower limit to the upper limit.
