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Table. 4.

Table. 4.

Pressure pain threshold and pressure depth according to digestive discomfort at abdominal CV acupoints

CV acupoint
CV14 CV12 CV4
n Mean±SD p-value Mean±SD p-value Mean±SD p-value
Pressure pain threshold (kgf/cm2/s)
Women Digestive or indigestible, not uncomfortable 652 5.7±2.3 0.018* 5.6±2.4 0.036* 6.6±3.2 0.040*
Indigestion and discomfort 363 5.3±2.4 5.2±2.6 6.2±3.4
Men Digestive or indigestible, not uncomfortable 275 7.5±3.6 0.034* 7.6±4.0 0.019* 7.8±4.3 0.137
Indigestion and discomfort 72 6.5±3.3 6.4±3.7 6.9±4.3
Pressure depth (mm)
Women Digestive or indigestible, not uncomfortable 652 32.6±9.8 0.007* 34.4±9.3 0.051 34.9±10.3 0.016*
Indigestion and discomfort 363 30.8±10.6 33.2±9.7 33.3±10.3
Men Digestive or indigestible, not uncomfortable 275 33.6±11.7 0.821 33.2± 8.9 0.102 35.6±10.5 0.573
Indigestion and discomfort 72 33.3±10.4 31.3±8.4 34.8±11.7

p-values were obtained from independent two-sample t-tests. The continuous variables are reported as the mean and standard deviation. *p-value<0.05.

Korean J Acupunct 2023;40:99-108 https://doi.org/10.14406/acu.2023.008
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