Acupuncture for angina pectoris | ||||||
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Patient or population: patients with angina pectoris | ||||||
Settings: Mainland China | ||||||
Intervention: Acupuncture | ||||||
Outcomes | Illustrative comparative risks* (95% CI) | Relative effect (95% CI) | No of Participants (studies) | Quality of the evidence (GRADE) | Comments | |
Assumed risk | Corresponding risk | |||||
Control | Acupuncture | |||||
The number of patients showing ineffectiveness of angina relief (acupuncture plus medicines VS medicines) | Study population | RR 0.35 (0.25 to 0.48) | 1002 (13 studies) | ⊕⊝⊝⊝ very low1,2,3,6,7,8,9 | ||
228 per 1000 | 75 per 1000 (52 to 107) | |||||
Moderate | ||||||
425 per 1000 | 140 per 1000 (98 to 200) | |||||
The number of patients showing no ECG improvement (acupuncture plus medicines VS medicines) | Study population | RR 0.50 (0.40 to 0.62) | 1035 (14 studies) | ⊕⊝⊝⊝ very low1,2,3,6,7,8 | ||
356 per 1000 | 178 per 1000 (142 to 220) | |||||
Moderate | ||||||
238 per 1000 | 119 per 1000 (95 to 148) | |||||
The number of patients showing ineffectiveness of angina relief (acupuncture VS medicines) | Study population | RR 0.76 (0.53 to 1.09) | 516 (7 studies) | ⊕⊝⊝⊝ very low1,5,6,7,8 | ||
216 per 1000 | 164 per 1000 (114 to 235) | |||||
Moderate | ||||||
182 per 1000 | 138 per 1000 (96 to 198) | |||||
The number of patients showing no ECG improvement (acupuncture VS medicines) | Study population | RR 0.87 (0.65 to 1.16) | 362 (6 studies) | ⊕⊝⊝⊝ very low1,4,6,7,8 | ||
426 per 1000 | 371 per 1000 (277 to 494) | |||||
Moderate | ||||||
430 per 1000 | 374 per 1000 (279 to 499) |