Effectiveness of Electroacupuncture for Simple Obesity: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

Table 2

Characteristics of included studies.

Study ID	N		Interventions		Treatment (W)	Main acupoints
	E	C	E	C
Liu [15]	31	31	EA	ACE	8	CV12, CV6, ST25, ST21, GB26, SP15, LI11, ST36, ST39, ST37, ST40
Lu et al. [16]	35	35	EA	CA	4	CV13, CV12, CV10, CV9, CV6, CV4, SP16, SP14, SP15, ST21, ST24, ST25, ST26, ST28, LR13, ST36, SP9, SP6, LI11, LI4
Wang and Xiao [17]	45	45	EA	BT	4	CV12, CV4, SP15, CV10, CV6, ST25, ST24, ST26
Zhao et al. [18]	60	60	EA	CA	6	ST34, SP4, ST37, ST25
Zhao et al. [19]	31	30	EA	BT	7	CV12, ST25, CV4, ST36, ST40, SP9, SP6, BL20, BL21
Chen et al. [20]	40	40	EA	BT	4	ST25, TE6, SP6, ST36, ST40, SP9, ST27
Cui [21]	25	25	EA	CA	4	CV9, CV7, ST26, ST25, ST24
Huang [22]	31	30	EA	CA	5	CV4, CV12, ST25, SP14, GB26, LI11, ST36, SP6, ST40, ST44, TE6, ST37, ST39
Zhao and Shi [23]	30	30	EA	BT	8	ST25, ST24, ST26 , ST32, ST36, ST37, ST39, ST44, SP6, SP15, SP14, CV12, CV10, CV4
Chen [24]	52	51	EA	BT	4	CV12, CV6, ST24, SP15, TE6, ST36, ST34, SP6
Zhang et al. [25]	15	15	EA	SEA	4	ST25, SP6, CV12, ST36
Wang et al. [26]	45	45	EA	CA	12	ST44, ST37, ST39, ST40, ST25, ST36, SP9, LI11
Cui [21]	30	30	EA	CA	6	CV12, ST25, GB26, ST28, ST36

Notes: E, experimental group; C, control group; W, week; EA, electroacupuncture; ACE, acupoint catgut embedding; BT, basic treatment; CA, acupuncture.