An Apriori Algorithm-Based Association Rule Analysis to Identify Acupoint Combinations for Treating Diabetic Gastroparesis

Table 2

Apriori algorithm-based association rules for acupoints used in the 17 RCTs on acupuncture treatment for DGP.

No.	Association rules	Support	Confidence	Expected confidence	Lift
1	{PC6} ≥ {CV12}	0.3333333	1.0000000	0.4166667	2.400000
2	{CV12} ≥ {PC6}	0.3333333	0.8000000	0.4166667	2.400000
3	{BL20} ≥ {PC6}	0.2500000	1.0000000	0.3333333	3.000000
4	{PC6} ≥ {BL20}	0.2500000	0.7500000	0.3333333	3.000000
5	{BL20} ≥ {CV12}	0.2500000	1.0000000	0.4166667	2.400000
6	{CV12} ≥ {BL20}	0.2500000	0.6000000	0.4166667	2.400000
7	{BL21} ≥ {ST36}	0.2500000	1.0000000	0.5000000	2.000000
8	{BL23} ≥ {SP6}	0.2500000	1.0000000	0.3333333	3.000000
9	{SP6} ≥ {BL23}	0.2500000	0.7500000	0.3333333	3.000000
10	{SP6} ≥ {ST36}	0.2500000	0.7500000	0.6666667	1.500000
11	{CV12} ≥ {ST36}	0.2500000	0.6000000	0.8333333	1.200000

DGP: diabetic gastroparesis.