Methodology and Reporting Quality Evaluation of Acupuncture for Mild Cognitive Impairment: An Overview of Systematic Reviews

Table 20

Details of MMSE scores in the included literature.

Number	Study	Intervention		MD/OR	95% CI		Included trials	GRADE rating
		Treatment group	Control group
1	Mao [39]	Acupuncture	Donepezil	0.63	−0.20–1.46	0.14	2	Very low
2	Cao et al. [42]	Acupuncture combined with CFT/donepezil	CFT/donepezil	1.99	1.09–2.88	<0.0001	6	Low
3	Hu et al. [43]	Acupuncture combined with nimodipine	Nimodipine	1.19	0.67–1.70	<0.00001	6	Low
4		Acupuncture combined with donepezil	Donepezil	0.70	0.24–1.17	0.003	2	Very low
5	Deng and Wang [45]	Acupuncture	Nimodipine	0.99	0.71–1.28	<0.01	3	Low
6		Acupuncture combined with nimodipine	Nimodipine	1.09	0.29–1.8	<0.01	2	Very low
7	Mai and Zheng [44]	Scalp electroacupuncture	Nimodipine	1.33	0.85–1.82	<0.00001	3	Very low
8	Ting et al. [46]	Acupuncture combined with Western medicine	Western medicine	1.73	1.28–2.18	<0.00001	12	Low
9	Wang [47]	Acupuncture or acupuncture combined with other therapies	Medicine	1.54	1.29–1.80	<0.00001	7	Moderate
10		Empirical acupuncture	Ordinary acupuncture	2.98	2.01–3.95	<0.00001	3	Very low
11	Li et al. [48]	Acupuncture	No acupuncture therapy	1.47	1.27–1.66	<0.00001	9	Low
12	Kim et al. [49]	Electroacupuncture	Antidementia drugs	0.65	0.28–1.01	0.0005	6	Low

CFT: cognitive function training; MD: mean difference; and OR: odds ratio.