Acupuncture for Vascular Dementia: A Pragmatic Randomized Clinical Trial
Table 1
Subjects’ baseline characteristics.
R-acupuncture ( = 22)
NR-acupuncture ( = 19)
Control ( = 22)
Gender (%)
Men (%)
12 (54.55)
6 (31.58)
11 (50.00)
Women (%)
10 (45.45)
13 (68.42)
11 (50.00)
Age (M ± SD, y)
67.24 ± 9.33
57.21 ± 10.80
67.45 ± 10.14
Hypertension, (%)
17 (77.27)
17 (89.47)
15 (68.18)
Diabetes mellitus, (%)
2 (9.10)
4 (21.05)
4 (18.18)
Coronary heart disease, (%)
9 (40.91)
7 (36.84)
8 (36.37)
HIS (M ± SD)
9.55 ± 2.37
11.32 ± 2.16
11.00 ± 2.14
MMSE (M ± SD)
18.27 ± 4.08
17.74 ± 3.33
17.77 ± 3.99
ADL (M ± SD)
42.91 ± 13.97
43.84 ± 11.42
49.86 ± 14.97
DEMQOL (M ± SD)
72.41 ± 7.02
64.68 ± 6.68
72.27 ± 9.23
Differences among the three groups are statistically significant < 0.05. R-acupuncture = randomized acupuncture group; Control = control group; NR-acupuncture = nonrandomized acupuncture group; HIS = Hachinski Ischemic Score; MMSE = mini-mental state examination; ADL = activities of daily living; DEMQOL = health-related quality of life.
