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

Table 3

Traditional meta-analysis results.

Interventions	Number of studies included	OR/MD（95% CI）	P	χ^2	P	I^2
Total effective rate
Acupoint catgut embedding vs. acupuncture	12	3.77 (2.49, 5.71)	≤0.001	7.56	0.75	0%
Acupoint catgut embedding vs. electroacupuncture	5	1.99 (1.10, 3.61)	0.02	4.82	0.31	17%
Acupoint catgut embedding + TCM vs. acupoint catgut embedding	3	2.32 (1.14, 4.72)	0.02	2.70	0.26	26%
Acupoint catgut embedding + TCM vs. TCM	3	5.99 (2.63, 13.66)	≤0.001	0.46	0.80	0%
Acupoint catgut embedding + moxibustion vs. acupoint catgut embedding	2	4.57 (1.75, 11.92)	0.002	0.00	0.96	0%
Acupoint catgut embedding + cupping vs. acupoint catgut embedding	2	4.46 (0.91, 21.97)	0.07	0.00	1.00	0%
Acupoint catgut embedding + acupuncture vs. acupuncture	2	3.49 (1.42, 8.61)	0.007	0.00	0.96	0%
Acupoint catgut embedding + exercise diet therapy vs. exercise diet therapy	1	3.33 (1.51, 7.32)	0.003
Acupoint catgut embedding + exercise diet therapy vs. acupoint catgut embedding	1	3.35 (1.03, 10.89)	0.04
Acupoint catgut embedding + TCM vs. acupuncture	1	3.27 (0.63, 17.07)	0.16
Acupoint catgut embedding + cupping vs. acupuncture	1	3.55 (0.65, 19.37)	0.14
Body weight
Acupoint catgut embedding vs. acupuncture	9	−3.86 (−5.56, −2.61)	≤0.001	19.16	0.01	58%
Acupoint catgut embedding vs. electroacupuncture	4	−0.34 (−3.11, 2.43)	0.81	0.99	0.80	0%
Acupoint catgut embedding + TCM vs. acupoint catgut embedding	3	−2.04 (−3.24, −0.84)	≤0.001	1.24	0.54	0%
Acupoint catgut embedding + TCM vs. TCM	3	−5.61 (−7.21, −4.01)	≤0.001	0.35	0.84	0%
Acupoint catgut embedding + moxibustion vs. acupoint catgut embedding	2	−4.96 (−6.26, −3.67)	≤0.001	1.24	0.27	19%
Acupoint catgut embedding + cupping vs. acupoint catgut embedding	2	−4.14 (−8.18, −0.10)	0.04	0.00	1.00	0%
Acupoint catgut embedding + exercise diet therapy vs. exercise diet therapy	1	−4.20 (−6.45, −1.95)	≤0.001
Acupoint catgut embedding + exercise diet therapy vs. acupoint catgut embedding	1	−2.78 (−4.47, −1.09)	0.001
Acupoint catgut embedding + TCM vs. acupuncture	1	−5.44 (−7.85, −3.03)	≤0.001
Acupoint catgut embedding + cupping vs. acupuncture	1	−2.85 (−9.33, 3.63)	0.39
BMI
Acupoint catgut embedding vs. acupuncture	8	−1.84 (−2.23, −1.44)	≤0.001	134.27	0.000	95%
Acupoint catgut embedding vs. electroacupuncture	5	−0.47 (−1.11, 0.17)	0.15	7.56	0.11	47%
Acupoint catgut embedding + TCM vs. acupoint catgut embedding	4	−1.30 (−2.33, −0.27)	0.01	50.67	0.000	94%
Acupoint catgut embedding + TCM vs. TCM	4	−1.56 (−2.30, −0.82)	≤0.001	18.60	0.000	84%
Acupoint catgut embedding + moxibustion vs. acupoint catgut embedding	2	−2.69 (−3.22, −2.16)	≤0.001	0.04	0.84	0%
Acupoint catgut embedding + cupping vs. acupoint catgut embedding	2	−1.92 (−2.90, −0.94)	≤0.001	0.00	1.00	0%
Acupoint catgut embedding + exercise diet therapy vs. exercise diet therapy	2	−1.66 (−2.16, −1.15)	≤0.001	0.36	0.55	0%
Acupoint catgut embedding + exercise diet therapy vs. acupoint catgut embedding	1	−2.18 (−5.25, 0.89)	0.16
Acupoint catgut embedding + TCM vs. acupuncture	1	−4.82 (−5.75, −3.89)	≤0.001
Acupoint catgut embedding + cupping vs. acupuncture	1	−0.98 (−1.87, −0.09)	0.03