Research Article
Deqi Sensation to Predict Acupuncture Effect on Functional Dyspepsia: A Machine Learning Study
Table 1
Demographic and clinical characteristics of the participants.
| Item | Higher responders (n = 55) | Lower responders (n = 35) | Z/χ2 | value |
| Age (years) | 22.35 ± 2.46 | 22.23 ± 2.90 | −0.648 | 0.517 | Gender (female), n (%) | 49 (89.1) | 26 (74.3) | 3.376 | 0.066 | BMI (kg/m2) | 19.92 ± 2.83 | 20.05 ± 1.80 | −0.269 | 0.788 | Duration (months) | 45.87 ± 27.74 | 41.29 ± 39.68 | −1.321 | 0.186 | The duration of deqi sensations (minutes) | 22.91 ± 7.24 | 13.86 ± 8.46 | −4.626 | < 0.001 | The total score of deqi sensations | 15.14 ± 8.97 | 6.60 ± 4.13 | −5.011 | < 0.001 | Soreness | 1.96 ± 2.13 | 0.86 ± 1.24 | −2.391 | 0.017 | Numbness | 2.13 ± 2.40 | 0.51 ± 0.95 | −3.764 | < 0.001 | Heaviness | 2.40 ± 2.48 | 0.89 ± 1.23 | −2.718 | 0.007 | Distention | 5.65 ± 1.63 | 2.43 ± 1.61 | −6.767 | < 0.001 | Pain | 1.93 ± 2.17 | 1.23 ± 1.50 | −1.391 | 0.164 | Pre-treatment SID | 4.29 ± 1.36 | 2.63 ± 0.88 | −5.574 | < 0.001 | Post-treatment SID | 1.45 ± 0.94 | 1.86 ± 0.91 | −1.956 | 0.050 | SID change sores | 2.84 ± 1.12 | 0.77 ± 0.49 | −8.252 | < 0.001 |
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Results are presented as mean ± SD or number (percentage). BMI, body mass index; SID, symptom index of dyspepsia.
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