Effect of Moxibustion on β-EP and Dyn Levels of Pain-Related Indicators in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis

Table 2

Clinical symptoms and routine inspection indexes after treatment.

Outcome measures	Treatment group (n = 30)	Control group (n = 31)	value
Clinical symptoms
VAS score, mean (SD)	3.57 (1.49)	4.13 (1.77)	0.041^#
Morning stiffness score, mean (SD)	1.27 (1.23)	2.06 (1.82)	0.045^#
DAS28 score, mean (SD)	4.17 (0.94)	4.86 (1.40)	0.046^#
Routine inspection indexes
RF (IU/ml), mean (SD)	131.25 (156.01)	153.72 (178.35)	0.277^▲
ESR (mm/60 min), mean (SD)	37.17 (27.42)	49.23 (28.55)	0.072^▲
CRP (mg/L), mean (SD)	8.65 (9.48)	9.70 (14.00)	0.567^▲

^# value by independent samples t-test. ^▲ value by Mann–Whitney U test.