The Beneficial Effects of Moxibustion on Overweight Adolescent Girls

Table 2

Results of the questionnaire on diet habits and medicine use of the participants.

Variable	Treatment group (N = 24)	Control group (N = 22)
	Number (%)	Number (%)
Ever attempted to lose weight			0.058
No	3 (12.5)	8 (36.4)
Yes	21 (87.5)	14 (63.6)
Exercised to lose weight			0.253
No	7 (29.2)	10 (45.5)
Yes	17 (70.8)	12 (54.5)
On diet to lose weight			0.253
No	7 (29.2)	10 (45.5)
Yes	17 (70.8)	12 (54.5)
Use of food supplement to lose weight			0.187
No	20 (83.3)	21 (95.5)
Yes	4 (16.7)	1 (4.5)
Use of herbal medicine to lose weight			0.268
No	19 (79.2)	20 (90.9)
Yes	5 (20.8)	2 (9.1)
Use of other medicine to lose weight			0.333
No	23 (95.8)	22 (100)
Yes	1 (4.2)	0 (0)
Cost per month to lose weight			0.229
0 TWD	16 (66.7)	19 (86.4)
1–1000 TWD	4 (16.7)	3 (13.6)
1001–2000 TWD	1 (4.2)	0 (0)
>2001 TWD	3 (12.5)	0 (0)
A habit of a midnight snack			0.642
No	2 (8.3)	2 (9.1)
Yes	22 (91.7)	20 (90.9)
Prefer Chinese eating style			0.243
No	5 (20.8)	8 (36.4)
Yes	19 (79.2)	14 (63.6)
Prefer Western eating style			0.136
No	10 (41.7)	14 (63.6)
Yes	14 (58.3)	8 (36.4)