Network Meta-Analysis of Acupoint Catgut Embedding in Treatment of Simple Obesity

Table 1

Basic characteristics of included studies.

Author and year	Trial 1			Trial 2			Trial 3			Period of treatment (week)	Evaluation standard course of disease
	Interventions	Number (male/female)	Age (years)	Interventions	Number (male/female)	Age (years)	Interventions	Number (male/female)	Age (years)
Luo Liangqi 2016 [8]	Acupoint catgut embedding	30 (11/19)	32.8 ± 3.6	Acupuncture	30 (10/20)	31.6 ± 4.3				4/4	(1)
Zhou Wei 2020 [9]	Acupoint catgut embedding	45	21–45	Electroacupuncture	45	21–45	Exercise diet therapy	45	21–45	8/8/8	(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
Li Miaomiao 2017 [10]	Acupoint catgut embedding	30 (4/26)	18–58	Electroacupuncture	30 (4/26)	25–53				4/4	(1) (2) (3)
Zheng Xi 2020 [11]	Acupoint catgut embedding + moxibustion	48 (24/24)	41.97 ± 15.22	Acupoint catgut embedding	48 (25/23)	42.15 ± 15.69				8/8	(1) (2) (3) (6) (7) (8)
Duan Xiaorong 2017 [12]	Acupoint catgut embedding + cupping	50 (11/39)	35.48 ± 8.269	Acupuncture	50 (10/40)	35.14 ± 7.743				12/12	(1) (2) (3)
Wang Zheng 2020 [13]	Acupoint catgut embedding	56 (32/24)	43.3 ± 2.6	Acupuncture	56 (30/26)	43.5 ± 2.7				4/4	(1) (2) (3) (9)
Zhou Lijie 2017 [14]	Acupoint catgut embedding	33 (4/29)		Acupuncture	33 (2/31)					4/4	(1) (2) (3) (9)
Wu Xiaomei 2015 [15]	Acupoint catgut embedding	32 (7/25)	33 ± 11	Acupuncture	30 (6/24)	35 ± 10				4/4	(1) (2) (3) (5)
Huang Qiong 2020 [16]	Acupoint catgut embedding	39 (21/18)	38.27 ± 2.52	Acupuncture	39 (20/19)	37.34 ± 2.57				12/12	(2) (3) (7) (8)
Lin Guanghua 2015 [17]	Acupoint catgut embedding + cupping	30 (4/26)	32.56 ± 16.62	Acupoint catgut embedding	30 (3/27)	31.98 ± 17.05				8/8	(1) (2) (3)
Deng Ru 2021 [18]	Acupoint catgut embedding	30 (15/15)	58.5 ± 2.4	Acupuncture	30 (14/16)	47.7 ± 3.6				8/8	(1) (2) (3) (5)
Huang Wei 2015 [19]	Acupoint catgut embedding + exercise diet therapy	80 (0/80)	20–45	Acupoint catgut embedding	80 (0/80)	20–45				12/12	(1) (2) (3) (4)
Lin Chenjuan 2020 [20]	Acupoint catgut embedding + TCM	30 (17/13)	33.81 ± 6.32	Acupoint catgut embedding	30 (14/16)	33.12 ± 6.45	TCM	30 (16/14)	33.49 ± 6.70	12/12/12	(1) (2) (3) (5) (7) (8) (10) (11) (13)
Wen Qingfen 2021 [21]	Acupoint catgut embedding + TCM	41 (17/24)	33.48 ± 10.39	Acupoint catgut embedding	30 (18/23)	33.56 ± 10.52				8/8	(2) (3) (5) (6) (12) (14) (15)
Su Junxian 2017 [22]	Acupoint catgut embedding + TCM	38 (11/27)	38.05 ± 5.91	Acupoint catgut embedding	39 (14/15)	38.70 ± 6.16	TCM	38 (12/16)	38.45 ± 6.19	4/4/4	(1) (3) (5)
Wang Rui 2017 [23]	Acupoint catgut embedding + exercise diet therapy	30 (5/25)	32.45 ± 10.40	Exercise diet therapy	30 (7/23)	29.62 ± 7.25				8/12	(3) (6)
Wang Lingshu 2019 [24]	Acupoint catgut embedding + TCM	60 (28/32)	34.1 ± 7.42	Acupoint catgut embedding	60 (29/31)	34.0 ± 7.40				6/6	(1) (2) (3) (5) (6)
Chen Rongzhong 2016 [25]	Acupoint catgut embedding	47	42.8 ± 2.9	Acupuncture	47	42.8 ± 2.9				8/8	(1) (2) (5) (12) (16)
Zhou Hualing 2018 [26]	Acupoint catgut embedding + TCM	28 (4/24)	30.67 ± 2.48	Acupuncture	28 (3/25)	31.25 ± 2.07				16/4	(1) (2) (3) (5) (12)
Zheng Xiao 2015 [27]	Acupoint catgut embedding	40 (4/36)	15–56	Electroacupuncture	40 (3/37)	14–60				12/12	(1) (3) (5)
Guo Wenjiang 2014 [28]	Acupoint catgut embedding	36 (14/22)	33.6 ± 1.5	Acupuncture	35 (11/24)	34.2 ± 1.5				6/6	(1)
Zhang Hong 2017 [29]	Acupoint catgut embedding	40 (22/18)	61.35 ± 3.11	Acupuncture	40 (23/17)	61.26 ± 3.07				12/12	(1) (2) (3) (5) (7) (8) (10) (11) (12)
Zhao Huayi 2015 [30]	Acupoint catgut embedding	50 (2/48)	25–60	Electroacupuncture	50 (2/48)	23–60				4/6	(1) (2) (3) (5) (12)
Yao Rujie 2014 [31]	Acupoint catgut embedding	25 (10/15)	38.3 ± 9.83	Acupuncture	25 (9/16)	37.78 ± 9.27				12/12	(1) (4) (5) (6) (12) (17)
Chen Zeli 2013 [32]	Acupoint catgut embedding	40 (5/35)	39.65 ± 4.82	Acupuncture	40 (6/34)	38.95 ± 4.54				6/6	(1) (2) (3)
Huang Weixuan 2019 [33]	Acupoint catgut embedding + exercise diet therapy	100 (29/71)	48.9 ± 12.1	Exercise Diet therapy	100 (26/74)	49.3 ± 11.8				12/12	(1) (2) (3) (5) (7) (8) (10)
Yan Bing 2021 [34]	Acupoint catgut embedding	29 (11/18)	33.5 ± 9.4	Acupuncture	30 (10/20)	33.7 ± 10.2				8/8	(3) (5) (7) (8) (10) (11) (12) (14) (18)
Li Lujuan 2016 [35]	Acupoint catgut embedding	50 (20/30)	35.2 ± 12.6	Electroacupuncture	50 (19/31)	36.7 ± 11.8				8/8	(1) (2) (3)
Wang Quan 2018 [36]	Acupoint catgut embedding + TCM	50 (26/24)	31.32 ± 2.72	TCM	50 (26/24)	31.31 ± 2.72				12/12	(2) (3) (5) (7) (8) (10)
Zhao Binbin 2015 [37]	Acupoint catgut embedding + cupping	30 (4/26)	32.56 ± 16.62	Acupoint catgut embedding	30 (3/27)	31.98 ± 17.05				8/8	(1) (2) (3) (5)
Liang Bingjun 2019 [38]	Acupoint catgut embedding + TCM	40 (24/16)	41.23 ± 7.41	TCM	40 (25/15)	41.25 ± 7.59				4/4	(1) (2) (3)
Lv Mingfang 2020 [39]	Acupoint catgut embedding + moxibustion	40 (25/15)	30.7 ± 4.1	Acupoint catgut embedding	40 (23/17)	31.5 ± 3.7				8/8	(1) (2) (3) (5) (6) (12) (17) (19)
Chen Yuanyuan 2015 [40]	Acupoint catgut embedding + acupuncture	40	18–46	Acupoint catgut embedding	40	18–46	Acupuncture	40	18–46	4/4/4	(1)
Hou Sujuan 2016 [41]	Acupoint catgut embedding + acupuncture	68 (44/24)	27.1 ± 1.5	Acupuncture	68 (45/13)	26.8 ± 1.2				5/5	(1) (4) (6) (8)
Tian Feng 2014 [42]	Acupoint catgut embedding	22	26–49	Acupuncture	22	26–49				8/8	(1)

Note. TCM: traditional Chinese medicine; (1): effective rate; (2): body weight (kg); (3): BMI (kg/m2); (4): body fat percentage (%); (5): waistline (cm); (6): WHR (waist-hip ratio); (7): TC; (8): TG; (9): appetite score; (10): LDL-C; (11): HDL-C; (12): hip circumference; (13): adverse reaction; (14): fat thickness; (15): Chinese medicine syndrome scores; (16): chest circumference; (17): plumpness; (18): IWQOL-Lite score; (19): body fat percentage.