Acupuncture Points and Perforating Cutaneous Vessels Identified Using Infrared Thermography: A Cross-Sectional Pilot Study

Table 2

Differences in the frequency of the PCV among the different acupuncture and control points.

	Acupuncture points		Control points		Proportion ratio; (95% CI)	Proportion Odds Ratio; (95% CI)
	(n=12)		(n=12)
	%	Odds	%	Odds
	(95% CI)	(95% CI)	(95% CI)	(95% CI)
BL37	91.7	11	33.3	0.5	2,8 (1.2-6.2)	22 (2.1-236)
	(64.4-98.5)	(1.8-65.7)	(13.8-60.9)	(0.2-1.6)
BL40	100	unknown	8.3	0.09	12 (1.8-78.4)	unknown
	(75.8-100)		(1.5-35.4)	(0.01-0.5)
KI10	100	unknown	8.3	0.09	12 (1.8-78.4)	unknown
	(75.8-100)		(1.5-35.4)	(0.01-0.5)
ST31	100	unknown	8.3	0.09	12 (1.8-78.4)	unknown
	(75.8-100)		(1.5-35.4)	(0.01-0.5)
ST32	100	unknown	8.3	0.09	12 (1.8-78.4)	unknown
	(75.8-100)		(1.5-35.4)	(0.01-0.5)
ST33	41,7	0,7	16.7	0.2	2,5 (0.6-10.5)	3.6 (0.5-24)
	(19.3-68.1)	(0.2-2.1)	(4.7-44.8)	(0.1-0.8)
ST34	50	1	8.3	0.09	6 (0.8-42.6)	11 (1.1-114.1)
	(25.4-74.6)	(0.3-3)	(1.5-35.4)	(0.01-0.5)
SP10	83,3	5	33.3	0.5	2,5 (1.1-5.8)	10 (1.4-69.3)
	(55.2-95.3)	(1.2-19)	(13.8-60.9)	(0.2-1.6)
SP11	91.7	11,5	25.0	0.3	3,7 (1.4-9.9)	33 (2.9-374.3)
	(64.4-98.5)	(1.8-65.7<)	(8.9-53.2)	(0.1-1.1)
GP31	91,7	11,5	33.3	0.5	2,8 (1.2-6.2)	22 (2.1-236)
	(64.4-98.5)	(1.8-65.7<)	(13.8-60.9)	(0.2-1.6)
LR9	100	unknown	16.7	0.2	6 (1.7-21.3)	Unknown
	(75.8-100)		(4.7-44.8)	(0.1-0.8)
LR10	100	unknown	16.7	0.2	6 (1.7-21.3)	unknown
	(75.8-100)		(4.7-44.8)	(0.1-0.8)
TOTAL (n=144)	87.5	7	18.1	0.2	4.8 (3.4-6.9)	31.8 (16.6-60.9)
	(81.1-91.9)	(4.3-11.2)	(12.6-25.1)	(0.1-0.3)