Effectiveness and Safety of the Korean Medicine Senior Health Promotion Program Using Herbal Medicine and Acupuncture for Mild Cognitive Impairment: A Retrospective Study of 500 Patients in Seoul, Korea

Table 2

General characteristics of beneficiaries of the Korean Medicine Senior Health Promotion Program at Korean medicine clinics.

	Overall (n = 500)	Groups
		Herbal decoction + acupuncture (n = 368)	Herbal extract + acupuncture (n = 66)	Only acupuncture (n = 66)
Age (years), M ± SD	74.60 ± 6.07	74.62 ± 6.04	74.08 ± 6.05	75.02 ± 6.35	0.6699
Female, n (%)	417 (83.40)	311 (84.51)	50 (75.76)	56 (84.85)	0.2006
MMSE-DS, M ± SD	23.25 ± 3.86	23.44 ± 3.73	22.73 ± 4.41	22.71 ± 3.96	0.1822
MoCA-K, M ± SD	17.23 ± 4.13	17.49 ± 3.86	15.79 ± 4.97	17.26 ± 4.42	0.0084
GDSSF-K, M ± SD	7.39 ± 4.20	7.71 ± 4.15	7.77 ± 4.20	5.23 ± 3.87	<0.0001
Acupuncture sessions, M ± SD	17.74 ± 3.41	17.27 ± 3.55	18.92 ± 2.78	19.18 ± 2.38	<0.0001
Herbal medicine duration, M ± SD	20.05 ± 11.96	16.14 ± 2.46	42.21 ± 18.53	None	<0.0001