Research Article
Effectiveness of Yoga and Acupuncture in Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Table 1
Characteristics of the studies.
| Study | Country | Intervention | Control group | Sample size (n) | Patients included | Average age | Male : female ratio | Average DAS 28 before the intervention | Average DAS 28 after the intervention | Intervention | Control | Intervention (±S) | Control (±S) | Intervention | Control | Intervention (±S) | Control (±S) | Intervention (±S) | Control (±S) |
| (1) Surabhi Gautam | India | Yoga | FARME | 70 | 35 | 35 | 45.6 (7.9) | 44.5 (7.7) | H : 6; M : 29 | H : 8; M : 27 | 5.20 | 5.10 | 4.50 | 4.80 | (2) Selvakumar Ganesan | India | Yoga | FARME | 186 | 83 | 83 | 41.3 (9.5) | 42.5 (7.1) | H : 5; M : 63 | H : 7; M : 68 | 4.95 | 4.77 | 2.99 | 3.49 | (3) Madhuri Tolahunasea | India | Yoga | FARME | 72 | 36 | 36 | 45.7 (1.6) | 42.1 (1.7) | H : 7; M : 29 | H : 9; M : 27 | 5.13 | 4.95 | 4.42 | 4.80 | (4) Wen-zhong Cao | China | Acupuncture | FARME + AINE | 60 | 30 | 30 | 56.0 (14) | 54.0 (11) | H : 6; M : 25 | H : 5; M : 24 | 8.89 | 8.14 | 3.01 | 4.12 | (5) Zhu Yan | China | Acupuncture | FARME + AINE | 56 | 28 | 28 | 51.0 (13) | 53.0 (13) | H : 7; M : 21 | H : 7; M : 21 | 8.68 | 8.59 | 2.45 | 3.16 | (6) Manoj Kumar | India | Yoga | FARME | 66 | 33 | 33 | 45.1 (8.7) | 43.9 (9.3) | H : 5; M : 28 | H : 8; M : 25 | 5.20 | 5.00 | 4.50 | 4.90 | (7) Xie Yu-ying | China | Acupuncture (electro) | FARME + AINE | 60 | 30 | 30 | 51.8 (13.1) | 52.1 (13.3) | H : 8; M : 22 | H : 7; M : 23 | 8.62 | 8.49 | 2.43 | 3.05 | (8) Atef M | Egypt | Acupuncture (laser) | Healthy patients | 50 | 30 | 29 | 43.6 (11.3) | 33.1 (11.1) | H : 4; M : 26 | H : 10; M : 10 | 5.80 | N/A | 3.60 | N/A |
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DMARDs, disease-modifying drugs; NSAIDs, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs; DAS 28, disease activity score 28.
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