Efficacy Comparison of Different Acupuncture Treatments for Primary Insomnia: A Bayesian Analysis
Table 4
Node-splitting test result.
Name
Direct effect
Indirect effect
Overall
value
1, 2
1.17 (0.81, 1.52)
0.53 (−0.25, 1.29)
1.05 (0.72, 1.37)
0.13
1, 3
1.85 (1.09, 2.72)
2.05 (0.57, 3.36)
1.84 (1.21, 2.54)
0.78
1, 4
1.77 (0.69, 3.17)
2.36 (1.45, 3.31)
2.09 (1.40, 2.82)
0.48
1, 5
1.06 (0.29, 1.85)
2.83 (1.01, 5.04)
1.33 (0.61, 2.10)
0.08
1, 6
1.60 (0.68, 2.65)
1.70 (0.41, 3.03)
1.65 (0.89, 2.42)
0.92
2, 3
0.91 (−0.41, 2.33)
0.81 (−0.07, 1.68)
0.78 (0.10, 1.54)
0.88
2, 4
1.25 (0.43, 2.15)
0.69 (−0.41, 2.04)
1.05 (0.39, 1.74)
0.46
2, 5
1.75 (0.02, 4.00)
−0.03(−0.87, 0.84)
0.28 (−0.48, 1.08)
0.08
2, 6
0.71 (−0.55, 1.89)
0.51 (−0.74, 1.67)
0.60 (−0.14, 1.39)
0.82
Note. means that the direct comparisons were consistent with the indirect comparisons. 1, western medicine; 2, conventional acupuncture; 3, electroacupuncture; 4, scalp acupuncture; 5, warm acupuncture; 6, electroacupuncture combined scalp acupuncture.
