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)	value
Age (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)