11 September 2020>: Clinical Research
Decreased Synovial Fluid Biomarkers Levels Are Associated with Rehabilitation of Function and Pain in Rotator Cuff Tear Patients Following Electroacupuncture Therapy
Jian Guan 1ABDEF* , Wei-Qiang Geng 2AF* , Yao Li 1A , Guang-Yuan Liu 1B , Luo-Bin Ding 1B , You-Jie Liu 3C , Wei Xue 4C* , Hua-Jun Wang 3E* , Xiao-Fei Zheng 3E*DOI: 10.12659/MSM.923240
Med Sci Monit 2020; 26:e923240
Table 1 Characteristics of patients in EA group and control group.
EA group (n=27) | Control group (n=27) | P-value | |
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Age, years, mean (SD) | 53.4 (6.3) | 54.5 (7.7) | 0.09 |
Female, n (%) | 20 (74) | 18 (68) | 0.53 |
BMI, mean (SD) | 27.1 (3.2) | 27.4 (3.7) | 0.44 |
Workload | |||
Low | 18 | 18 | 0.23 |
Moderate | 7 | 6 | 0.36 |
Heavy | 2 | 3 | 0.74 |
Size of lesion, cm, mean (SD) | 2.1 (0.6) | 1.9 (0.7) | 0.52 |
Symptoms duration, months, mean (SD) | 9 (4) | 10 (5) | 0.81 |
Dominant side, n (%) | 15 (55) | 16 (61) | 0.68 |
Diabetes, n (%) | 5 (18) | 4 (16) | 0.79 |
Smoking, n (%) | 10 (37) | 11 (38) | 0.57 |
There were no significant differences between two groups. |