Effectiveness of Laser Acupuncture in Alleviating Chronic Insomnia: A Single-Blinded Randomized Controlled Trial

Table 2

Comparison of demographic data of three groups.

	Control Group; (n=12)	Group A; (n=13)	Group B; (n=10)	p-value
Male / Female	2/10	3/10	0/10	0.280
Age (Year)	52.17±10.08	52.69±11.79	49.30±12.77	0.640
Body height (cm)	159.08±8.69	159.85±6.78	157.00±4.37	0.774
Body weight (kg)	62.83±14.31	60.19±8.65	56.40±7.40	0.409
PHQ-9	5.58±2.64	6.38±1.98	5.10±3.48	0.736
PSQI	12.42±3.00	11.69±3.20	13.20±3.88	0.534
ESS	8.67±5.79	5.23±2.65	7.00±5.42	0.270
HADS-Anxiety	6.92±4.34	5.54±3.33	4.90±3.51	0.394
HADS-Depression	4.50±3.34	3.69±2.18	3.40±3.24	0.674
Level of education
Uneducated	0	0	0	0.158
Elementary school	0	0	0
Junior high school	1	2	1
Senior high school	7	5	1
College	4	6	8

p<0.05.