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

Value are expressed as mean ± SD.
a: comparison between groups: p value from Mann-Whitney U test.
p<0.05.