Pressure pain threshold and pressure depth according to digestive discomfort 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 | Digestive or indigestible, not uncomfortable | 652 | 5.7±2.3 | 0.018 |
5.6±2.4 | 0.036 |
6.6±3.2 | 0.040 |
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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 |
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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 |