Electroacupuncture Is Effective for Peripheral Facial Paralysis: A Meta-Analysis

Table 1

Studied characteristics.

Study	Male/female	Age (years, range)	Age (years, )	The course of disease (days, range)	The course of disease (days, )
Chen [15]	61/60	—	32.63 ± 3.90	—	123.34 ± 12.70
Chen [16]	24/36	18–65	40.06 ± 11.48	78–155	105.97 ± 22.57
Chen et al. [17]	25/35	—	—	<14	—
Gao and Zheng [18]	32/33	7–75	44.73 ± 11.67	<7	2.65 ± 1.45
Guo [19]	42/48	19–68	48.67 ± 4.22	—	—
Guo et al. [20]	37/38	—	40.33 ± 5.75	<90	2.98 ± 0.54
Jiao [21]	27/33	15–70	—	<7	—
Li [22]	15/45	20–60	—	<7	—
Li [23]	51/29	28–63	46.60 ± 0.80	<30	13.85 ± 2.78
Li [24]	84/78	20–64	34.30 ± 7.49	<7	2.35 ± 0.39
Li and Tong [25]	30/30	20–60	—	7–60	—
Lin et al. [26]	50/53	20–60	56.66 ± 19.17	>90	103.15 ± 5.00
Liu et al. [27]	50/36	—	39.48 ± 26.82	—	4.99 ± 3.98
Peng and Yu [28]	35/41	13–78	—	14–47	—
Ruan [29]	35/41	15–70	41.78 ± 12.16	2–17	6.61 ± 3.74
Shi et al. [30]	21/39	20–70	—	21–90	—
Tong [31]	22/18	15–60	34.15 ± 11.51	<30	—
Wang and Chen [32]	34/36	14–68	—	>30	—
Wang et al. [33]	41/49	9–65	—	4–790	—
Wu et al. [34]	38/62	23–63	—	<14	—
Zhang [35]	81/59	0.08–6	2.12 ± 1.43	7–25	8.31 ± 4.95
Zhang and Liu [36]	29/24	8–76	50.47 ± 15.92	<7	4.81 ± 1.76
Zhao et al. [37]	117/63	30–69	43.60 ± 4.40	—	—

Note. : mean and standard deviation, —: no data.