Conventional Treatments plus Acupuncture for Asthma in Adults and Adolescent: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

<table class="fixed-width table-group" id="tab4"><tr><td><table class="table"><colgroup><col style="width:5.65em"/><col style="width:7.75em"/><col style="width:9.06em"/><col style="width:11.50em"/></colgroup><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left"> </td><td class="align_center">MD Fluctuation</td><td class="align_center">95% CI Fluctuation</td><td class="align_center">Publication bias (P value)</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">FEV<sub>1</sub></td><td class="align_center">0.14–0.32</td><td class="align_center">-0.23–0.65</td><td class="align_center">0.144</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">FEV<sub>1</sub>/FVC</td><td class="align_center">5.86–11.34</td><td class="align_center">-4.58–20.79</td><td class="align_center">0.570</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="4"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="table-fn"><td><div>Note: p &lt; 0.05 indicates that a publication bias exists.<br/></div></td></tr></table>

<div>Summary of sensitivity analysis of parameters for FEV<sub>1</sub> and FEV<sub>1</sub>/FVC.</div>

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Table 4: Conventional Treatments plus Acupuncture for Asthma in Adults and Adolescent: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis 