Research Article

[Retracted] Needle-Warming Moxibustion plus Multirehabilitation Training to Improve Quality of Life and Functional Mobility of Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis after Medication

Table 1

Demographic variables of RA patients after receiving either medication or NWM plus multirehabilitation training.

VariablesNWM + MRT group (n = 42)Medication group (n = 42)t or Z

Age50.71 ± 3.4251.79 ± 3.87−1.4950.143
Gender0.0570.811
 Male12 (28.57)13 (30.95)
 Female30 (71.43)29 (69.05)
BMI (kg/m2)26.40 ± 3.6627.36 ± 3.31−1.1540.255
Course of disease (years)5.01 ± 2.315.13 ± 2.00−0.2360.815
Smoking0.2070.649
 Yes14 (33.33)16 (38.10)
 No28 (66.67)26 (61.90)
Drinking0.0490.825
 Yes18 (42.86)17 (40.48)
 No24 (57.14)25 (59.52)
Educational level0.2330.629
 Below high school31 (73.81)29 (69.05)
 High school and above11 (26.19)13 (30.95)