Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Research Article

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

Table 3

Frequent patterns of acupoints used in the 17 RCTs on acupuncture treatment for DGP.
No.Frequent patternSupport
1(“CV12,” “ST36”)1.071429
2(“CV12,” “PC6”)0.714286
3(“PC6,” “ST36”)0.714286
4(“CV12,” “ST25”)0.500000
5(“ST25,” “ST36”)0.500000
6(“BL21,” “ST36”)0.357143
7(“BL21,” “CV12”)0.357143
8(“BL23,” “ST36”)0.285714
9(“BL23,” “CV12”)0.285714
10(“BL21,” “BL23”)0.285714
11(“BL20,” ‘BL23”)0.285714
12(“BL20,” “ST36”)0.285714
13(“BL20,” “CV12”)0.285714
14(“BL20,” “BL21”)0.285714
15(“CV12,” “SP6”)0.285714
16(“SP6,” “ST36”)0.285714
17(“PC6,” “SP6”)0.285714
18(“CV12,” “ST21”)0.214286
19(“ST21,” “ST36”)0.214286
20(“ST21,” “ST25”)0.214286
21(“BL18,” “ST36”)0.214286
22(“BL18,” “CV12”)0.214286
23(“BL18,” “BL21”)0.214286
24(“BL18,” “BL20”)0.214286
25(“BL18,” “BL23”)0.214286
DGP: diabetic gastroparesis.