| | First Author, year | No. in ACE/Ct. | Intervention | Outcome (ACE versus Ct.) | Side effects | | Acupoints of ACE | Type of Ct. | Frequency of ACE | Frequency of Ct. | Acupoints of Ct. | With benefit | No effect | ACE | EA |
| | Tan et al, 2016 | 58/54 | CV12, ST25, SP15, SP9, GB26, ST40 | sham | 1 per wk (4 wks) | 1 per wk (4 wks) | CV12, ST25, SP15, SP9, GB26, ST40 | BW, BMI, WC, Thickness of subcutaneous fat in the renal capsule, left and right parumbilical region | Subumbilical epithelial fat thickness, pre-hepatic fat thickness | / | / | | Lan et al, 2016 | 100/100 | CV12, CV6, ST24, ST26, SP13, SP15, BL20, BL21, REN9, CV4, ST25, ST28, SP14, GB26, ST36, ST40 | EA | 1 per wk (12 wks) | 3 per wk (12 wks) | ST24, ST26, ST25, SP14 | / | BW, WC, HC, BMI, WHR | / | / | | Chen et al, 2015 | 30/30 | GB26, ST25, ST28, CV4, GB27, GB28, K113, BL52 | EA | 1 per wk (8 wks) | 1 per 2 days (8 wks) | CV12, GB26, ST36, ST25, ST40, ST28 | WHR, WHtR, BMI, body fat ratio | / | / | / | | Deng et al, 2014 | 30/30 | CV12, ST25, CV7, TE6, CV4, ST36 | Diet | 1 per wk (3 mths) | 1 per 3 days (3 mths) | / | BW, WC | / | / | / | | Li et al, 2014 | 41/41 | GB26, ST25, SP15, RN12, RN6 | EA | 1 per wk (8 wks) | 1 per 2 days (8 wks) | GB26, SP15, ST25, CV12, CV6, ST21, ST28, ST36, ST40 | / | BW, WC, HC, BMI, WHtR, body fat ratio | / | / | | Sun et al, 2013 | 50/50 | CV12, CV6, ST24, ST26, SP13, SP15, BL20, BL21, REN9, CV4, ST25, ST28, SP14, GB26, ST36, ST40 | EA | 1 per wk (8 wks) | 3 per wk (8 wks) | CV12, CV6, ST24, ST26, SP13, SP15, BL20, BL21, REN9, CV4, ST25, ST28, SP14, GB26, ST36, ST40 | ISI, IRI, HDL | BW, WC, BMI, FPG, FINS, CH, TG, LDL | / | / | | Wu et al, 2013 | 40/40 | CV12, CV10, CV6, CV4, ST34, ST25 | EA | 1 per 10 days (100 days) | 5 per wk | CV12, CV10, CV6, CV4, ST34, ST25 | BW, WC | / | / | / | | Sun et al, 2012 | 50/50 | CV12, CV6, ST24, ST26, SP13, SP15, BL20, BL21, REN9, CV4, ST25, ST28, SP14, GB26, ST36, ST40 | EA | 1 per wk (8 wks) | 3 per wk (8 wks) | ST24, ST26, ST25, SP14 | BW, WC | / | / | | | Zeng et al, 2011 | 30/30 | CV12, CV6 ST24, ST26, SP13, SP15 BL20, BL21, REN9, CV4, ST25, ST28, SP14, GB26, ST36, ST40, CV12, CV6, ST24, ST26, SP15 | EA | 1 per wk (12 wks) | 3 per wk (12 wks) | CV12, CV6, ST24, ST26, SP13, SP15, BL20, BL21, REN9, CV4 ST25, ST28, SP14, GB26, ST36, ST40 | BMI | BW, WC, HC, WHR | / | / | | Wang et al, 2008 | 30/30 | CV12, ST25, CV6, ST37 | EA | 1 per 10 days (3 mths) | 1 per 2 days (3 mths) | ST21, ST25, SP15, ST28 | / | BW, WC, HC, chest circumference, Upper arm circumference, thigh circumference, calf circumference, BMI | fainting | fainting | | Chen et al, 2018 | 40/40 | CV6, CV9, ST28, KI14, ST36 | Sham | 2 per wk (6 wks) | 2 per wk (6 wks) | CV6, CV9, ST28, KI14, ST36 | BW, WC, HC, BMI, Diastolic blood pressure | Systolic blood pressure, Heart rate, | / | / | | Luo et al, 2012 | 30/30 | CV12, ST25, SP15, CV6, ST37 | EA | 1 per 10 days (3 mths) | 1 per 2 days (3 mths) | CV12, ST21, ST25, SP15, ST28, CV6, ST37 | / | / | | | | Peng et al, 2013 | 30/30 | CV12, CV6, ST24, ST26, SP13, SP15, BL20, BL21, SP9, CV9, CV4, ST25, ST28, SP14, GB26, ST36, ST40 | EA | 1 per wk (8 wks) | 3 per wk (8 wks) | ST24, ST26, ST25, SP14 | / | / | / | / | | Chen et al, 2010 | 55/55 | GB26, CV12, ST25, CV9, ST40 | EA | 1 per wk (8 wks) | 5 per wk (8 wks) | GB26, CV12, ST25, CV9, ST40 | / | / | / | / | | Shi et al, 2016 | 31/30 | CV12, CV10, CV6, CV4, ST24, ST26, SP15, GB26, ST25, GB27, GB28 | EA | 1 per wk (8 wks) | 3 per wk (8 wks) | LI11, ST25, CV12, SP9, ST40, LR3 | / | / | subcutaneous indurations, hematoma, bruise, fainting | sticking of needle, hematoma, bruise, fainting |
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