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Supplementary Material (Tables)Table S1Table S1. Demographic data at baseline and after acupuncture modulation CharacteristicsBefore acupuncture(n=30)After acupuncture(n=30) p-valueSex (M/F)11/1911/19-Age (y)58.73±12.14-- Male patients62.64±14.190.185 Female patients56.47±10.52Pain duration (mo.)25.67±23.67--Side (right/left)14/16-VAS6.09±1.733.97±2.210.000 **SBI13.33±5.1210.10±4.840.008 *RDQS10.60±4.647.77±5.230.004 *WHOQOL-BREF, total53.97±8.2754.75±7.550.483 Physical12.72±2.1813.58±2.110.036 * Psychological13.29±2.4913.39±2.220.740Social13.95±2.6113.53±2.750.259 Environmental14.00±2.6114.23±1.880.385The data are presented as the mean ± the standard deviation (SD). Data were compared using the χ2 test (for categorical variables) and independent t-test (for continuous variables). VAS, visual analog scale; SBI, Sciatica Bothersomeness Index; RDQS, Roland Disability Questionnaire for Sciatica. WHOQOL-BREF, the World Health Organization Quality of Life in the Brief Edition.* p<0.05; ** p<0.01Table S2. Clinical characteristics at baseline and outcome in the different gender groupCharacteristicsMale (n=11)Before AcupAfter Acupp-valueFemale (n=19)Before AcupAfter Acup p-valueAge (y)62.64±14.19-56.47±10.52-0.185BMI 25.19±2.8125.59±4.050.777Pain duration (mo.)22.00±22.9027.79±24.460.528VAS5.82±1.403.72±2.700.011*6.26±1.924.12±1.940.002**SBI11.36±4.977.73±3.470.06114.47±4.9811.47±5.060.036*RDQS9.36±5.015.91±4.610.043*11.32±4.388.84±5.380.078WHOQOL-BREF, total52.86±8.2653.40±9.480.722 54.61±8.1555.53±6.331 Physical12.62±2.3613.40±2.510.236 12.78±2.1313.68±1.910.156 Psychological13.33±2.2913.27±2.320.72513.26±2.6613.47±2.230.727Social13.46±2.8213.09±3.310.399 14.25±2.5213.79±2.410.273 Environmental13.45±2.3613.64±2.240.63114.32±2.0414.58±1.610.498Data are presented as the mean ± the standard deviation (SD). The data were compared using the nonparametric Mann–Whitney test(for continuous variables). Acup, acupuncture treatment; VAS, visual analog scale; SBI, Sciatica Bothersomeness Index; RDQS, Roland Disability Questionnaire for Sciatica. WHOQOL-BREF, World Health Organization Quality of Life in the Brief Edition. * p<0.05; ** p<0.01. ................
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