Research Article
Preliminary Comparison of the Efficacy and Safety of Needle-Embedding Therapy with Acupuncture for Atopic Dermatitis Patients
Table 1
General characteristics of the participants.
| Characteristics | Acupuncture Group (N=7) | Needle-Embedding Group (N=7) | p-value |
| Gender | N | % | N | % | 1.000 | Male | 1 | 14.3 | 1 | 14.3 | Female | 6 | 85.7 | 6 | 85.7 |
| Smoking | N | % | N | % | 0.299 | Yes | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14.3 | No | 7 | 100 | 6 | 85.7 |
| Drinking | N | % | N | % | 0.593 | Yes | 4 | 57.1 | 3 | 42.9 | No | 3 | 42.9 | 4 | 57.1 |
| Age (Mean ± S.D.) | 34.00 ± 5.68 | 30.71 ± 7.57 | 0.332 |
| Height (Mean ± S.D.) | 162.20 ± 6.26 | 160.00 ± 5.90 | 0.688 |
| Weight (Mean ± S.D.) | 59.61 ± 5.04 | 53.44 ± 7.12 | 0.207 |
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Value are expressed as mean ± SD. a: comparison between groups: p value from Mann-Whitney U test. p<0.05. |