Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine / 2020 / Article / Tab 1 / Research Article
Efficacy of Electroacupuncture Combined with Auricular Point Pressing in Improving Mental Well-Being among Individuals with Heroin Use Disorder: A Randomized Controlled Crossover Trial and Pilot Study Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of participants.
Variable definition Group A (n = 25) Group B (n = 25) Total (n = 50) valueAge (years) 46.20 ± 8.09 45.47 ± 7.85 45.99 ± 7.83 0.783 Sex 0.508 Male 18 (72.0) 16 (64.0) 9 (36.0) 34 (68.0) Female 7 (28.0) 16 (32.0) Occupation 0.970 Employed 18 (72.0) 17 (68.0) 35 (70.0) Unemployed 7 (28.0) 8 (32.0) 15 (30.0) History of methadone use (years) 6.70 ± 3.21 7.18 ± 3.09 6.94 ± 3.12 0.650 Hepatitis B 0.860 Positive 5 (20.0) 4 (16.0) 9 (18.0) Negative 20 (80.0) 21 (84.0) 41 (82.0) Hepatitis C 0.868 Positive 23 (92.0) 22 (88.0) 45 (90.0) Negative 2 (8.0) 3 (12.0) 5 (10.0) HIV 0.228 Positive 2 (8.0) 5 (20.0) 7 (14.0) Negative 23 (92.0) 20 (80.0) 43 (86.0) Syphilis 0.284 Positive 0 (0.0) 2 (8.0) 2 (4.0) Negative 25 (100.0) 23 (92.0) 48 (96.0) Marital status 0.463 Never married 9 (36.0) 9 (36.0) 18 (36.0) Married/cohabiting 9 (36.0) 15 (60.0) 24 (48.0) Divorced/widowed 7 (28.0) 1 (4.0) 8 (16.0)