From: Safe needling depths of upper back acupoints in children: a retrospective study
Acupoints | Boys | Girls | P value |
---|---|---|---|
Mean ± S.D. | Mean ± S.D. | ||
GV9 | 27.78 ± 8.88 | 24.87 ± 7.83 | 0.003a |
GV10 | 28.54 ± 8.47 | 26.02 ± 7.67 | 0.009a |
GV11 | 28.17 ± 8.21 | 25.88 ± 7.04 | 0.009a |
GV12 | 30.45 ± 9.90 | 28.03 ± 8.24 | 0.028a |
GV13 | 33.61 ± 10.07 | 30.59 ± 9.11 | 0.008a |
GV14 | 33.81 ± 10.57 | 30.70 ± 10.68 | 0.012a |
BL11 | 33.39 ± 10.48 | 28.95 ± 8.67 | <0.001a |
BL12 | 35.61 ± 9.61 | 32.33 ± 8.09 | 0.001a |
BL13 | 28.54 ± 7.08 | 26.41 ± 5.38 | 0.003a |
BL14 | 24.92 ± 7.95 | 22.69 ± 6.63 | 0.008a |
BL15 | 25.48 ± 6.57 | 23.93 ± 5.41 | 0.024a |
BL16 | 24.15 ± 7.19 | 21.89 ± 6.24 | 0.004a |
BL17 | 25.37 ± 6.87 | 23.62 ± 6.20 | 0.021a |
BL41 | 30.86 ± 9.20 | 28.21 ± 7.89 | 0. 010a |
BL42 | 28.02 ± 8.69 | 26.48 ± 7.25 | 0.110 |
BL43 | 24.68 ± 7.54 | 22.95 ± 6.75 | 0.043a |
BL44 | 20.31 ± 7.79 | 19.19 ± 7.01 | 0.202 |
BL45 | 18.45 ± 7.07 | 17.62 ± 6.50 | 0.300 |
BL46 | 18.16 ± 6.63 | 16.96 ± 6.12 | 0.111 |
SI14 | 36.82 ± 12.23 | 32.51 ± 10.81 | 0.002a |
SI15 | 38.75 ± 12.10 | 34.74 ± 10.47 | 0.003a |
GB21 | 28.01 ± 9.37 | 26.61 ± 8.81 | 0.192 |
SP21 | 19.48 ± 4.39 | 18.84 ± 4.56 | 0.216 |