Pressure pain threshold and pressure depth according to digestive condition at abdominal CV acupoints
CV acupoint | ||||||||||
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CV14 | CV12 | CV4 | ||||||||
n | Mean±SD | Mean±SD | Mean±SD | |||||||
Pressure pain threshold (kgf/cm2/s) | ||||||||||
Women | Good digestion | 581 | 5.7±2.3 | 0.046 |
5.6±2.4 | 0.049 |
6.6±3.2 | 0.132 | ||
Indigestion | 434 | 5.4±2.3 | 5.3±2.6 | 6.3±3.3 | ||||||
Men | Good digestion | 262 | 7.5±3.6 | 0.018 |
7.6±4.0 | 0.015 |
7.8±4.4 | 0.087 | ||
Indigestion | 85 | 6.5±3.2 | 6.4±3.7 | 6.9±4.2 | ||||||
Pressure depth (mm) | ||||||||||
Women | Good digestion | 581 | 32.5±10.1 | 0.048 |
34.2±9.2 | 0.291 | 34.8±10.6 | 0.096 | ||
Indigestion | 434 | 31.2±10.1 | 33.6±9.6 | 33.7±10.0 | ||||||
Men | Good digestion | 262 | 33.7±11.6 | 0.667 | 33.3±8.8 | 0.101 | 35.7±10.7 | 0.548 | ||
Indigestion | 85 | 33.1±10.7 | 31.5±8.8 | 34.8±11.2 |