Acupuncture Anxiolytic Effects on Physiological and Psychological Assessments for a Clinical Trial

Table 3

Competitive state anxiety for athletes in pre- and postintervention.

Anxiety subscales	Group	Pretest	Posttest
Cognitive anxiety	Group 1, acupuncture	21.5 (5.3)	15.9 (4.8)
	Group 2, sham	22.1 (5.4)	19.6 (5.8)
	Group 3, control	21.9 (4.9)	21.2 (5.3)
Somatic anxiety	Group 1, acupuncture	20.8 (4.6)	13.7 (4.6)
	Group 2, sham	19.9 (4.8)	18.7 (5.0)
	Group 3, control	20.0 (5.1)	19.8 (4.5)
Self-confidence	Group 1, acupuncture	23.9 (5.6)	23.4 (5.5)
	Group 2, sham	20.0 (5.1)	19.8 (4.5)
	Group 3, control	22.8 (5.0)	21.9 (5.1)