The Effect of Electroacupuncture Treatment with Different Intensities for Functional Diarrhea: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Table 1
Summary of demographics and baseline patient characteristics.
LI
HI
LC
N
24
25
19
Age, years, mean (SD)
37.69 (16.7)
38.81 (19.0)
41.50 (17.9)
Gender, no. (%), mean (SD)
Female
13 (52.00)
16 (64.00)
8 (40.00)
Male
12 (48.00)
9 (36.00)
12 (60.00)
Educational level, no. (%), mean (SD)
University or above
18 (72.00)
21 (80.00)
16 (80.00)
Secondary or below
7 (28.00)
5 (20.00)
4 (20.00)
Height, cm, mean (SD)
Female
159.42 (5.26)
159.33 (4.56)
160.42 (1.88)
Male
171.00 (6.60)
169.38 (5.54)
170.50 (4.11)
Weight, kg, mean (SD)
Female
53.00 (5.05)
56.00 (5.85)
51.88 (4.29)
Male
63.04 (6.80)
67.06 (10.90)
66.25 (9.50)
Duration of diarrhea, months, mean (SD)
71.56 (91.70)
73.56 (79.04)
60.65 (78.69)
Pretreatment baseline, median (interquartile)
Weekly SBMs
12.00 (10.5)
11.00 (6.25)
9.00 (9.00)
Stool consistency
5.71 (1.06)
5.50 (0.86)
5.69 (0.96)
LI, low current intensity EA; HI, high current intensity EA; LC, loperamide control; SD, standard deviation; weekly SBMs, spontaneous bowel movement per week.
