From: Characterization of the "deqi" response in acupuncture
 |  | Acupuncture | Tactile stimulation | Acup vs . Tactile stim. | |||
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Acupoint | N | Intensity | SE | Intensity | SE | Fstat | p |
Simple Average | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
All | 45 | 10.67 | 1.23 | 2.37 | 0.58 | 37.45 | 2.67 × 10-8 |
LI4 | 16 | 15.80 | 2.63 | 4.41 | 1.20 | 16.59 | 3.10 × 10-4 |
ST36 | 16 | 7.16 | 0.45 | 3.77 | 0.94 | 23.11 | 4.01 × 10-5 |
LV3 | 13 | 8.68 | 2.01 | 0.60 | 0.26 | 15.95 | 5.00 × 10-4 |
Between acupoints p < 0.005 | |||||||
Weighted Average | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
All | 45 | 1.36 | 0.15 | 0.22 | 0.05 | 50.43 | 3.04 × 10-10 |
LI4 | 16 | 1.91 | 0.24 | 0.32 | 0.24 | 22.53 | 4.76 × 10-5 |
ST36 | 16 | 1.08 | 0.09 | 0.23 | 0.11 | 35.01 | 1.76 × 10-6 |
LV3 | 13 | 1.02 | 0.26 | 0.08 | 0.04 | 12.78 | 1.53 × 10-3 |
Between acupoints p < 0.06 |