Safe needling depths of upper back acupoints in children: a retrospective study

Ma, Yi-Chun; Peng, Ching-Tien; Huang, Yu-Chuen; Lin, Hung-Yi; Lin, Jaung-Geng

doi:10.1186/s12906-016-1060-x

BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies

Table 3 Safe depths of 23 upper back acupoints of age groups

From: Safe needling depths of upper back acupoints in children: a retrospective study

Points	4–6 y/o (n = 79)	7–9 y/o (n = 45)	10–12 y/o (n = 30)	13–15 y/o (n = 56)	16–18 y/o (n = 109)	P value
Points	Mean ± S.D.	Mean ± S.D.	Mean ± S.D.	Mean ± S.D.	Mean ± S.D.	P value
GV9	19.31 ± 2.84	23.32 ± 6.17	27.20 ± 7.54	29.83 ± 8.04	31.83 ± 8.55	<0.001^a
GV10	20.70 ± 3.62	23.64 ± 4.93	28.86 ± 6.12	29.88 ± 7.74	32.84 ± 8.31	<0.001^a
GV11	22.14 ± 4.80	22.96 ± 4.52	27.70 ± 6.19	29.56 ± 7.56	31.71 ± 8.29	<0.001^a
GV12	22.26 ± 4.54	25.93 ± 5.59	30.75 ± 7.58	32.40 ± 8.73	34.63 ± 10.16	<0.001^a
GV13	23.02 ± 5.59	29.18 ± 7.70	35.75 ± 8.25	35.78 ± 7.99	38.26 ± 8.65	<0.001^a
GV14	23.26 ± 4.95	26.57 ± 8.05	33.20 ± 9.48	37.83 ± 8.79	39.29 ± 9.54	<0.001^a
BL11	24.93 ± 5.44	28.71 ± 8.00	31.29 ± 7.86	36.07 ± 10.53	36.01 ± 10.63	<0.001^a
BL12	28.54 ± 8.50	32.57 ± 8.48	34.43 ± 8.24	37.74 ± 8.56	37.78 ± 8.33	<0.001^a
BL13	24.82 ± 2.74	25.01 ± 3.00	26.53 ± 4.55	29.17 ± 7.57	30.68 ± 8.04	<0.001^a
BL14	18.90 ± 2.66	21.35 ± 4.32	24.67 ± 6.53	26.42 ± 8.14	27.71 ± 8.48	<0.001^a
BL15	20.94 ± 3.46	23.42 ± 4.57	24.45 ± 5.36	26.72 ± 6.45	27.65 ± 6.78	<0.001^a
BL16	18.23 ± 2.76	21.12 ± 5.04	23.96 ± 5.37	25.32 ± 7.26	26.79 ± 7.50	<0.001^a
BL17	19.14 ± 2.85	22.56 ± 4.03	25.60 ± 5.33	26.98 ± 6.76	28.33 ± 6.89	<0.001^a
BL41	24.77 ± 3.51	25.32 ± 5.99	27.74 ± 6.44	33.75 ± 8.96	34.17 ± 9.95	<0.001^a
BL42	21.97 ± 3.88	24.86 ± 5.50	28.20 ± 7.28	29.49 ± 8.15	31.30 ± 9.28	<0.001^a
BL43	19.41 ± 3.74	21.92 ± 4.32	24.29 ± 6.19	25.60 ± 7.95	27.46 ± 8.14	<0.001^a
BL44	15.21 ± 5.67	18.72 ± 5.42	19.68 ± 5.99	21.65 ± 7.61	22.99 ± 8.04	<0.001^a
BL45	13.14 ± 3.39	15.84 ± 4.47	19.43 ± 6.47	20.26 ± 6.46	21.32 ± 7.53	<0.001^a
BL46	12.74 ± 2.35	15.24 ± 3.58	19.34 ± 6.04	19.53 ± 6.45	21.01 ± 7.00	<0.001^a
SI14	26.30 ± 6.29	30.88 ± 9.25	34.18 ± 10.28	40.32 ± 11.41	41.31 ± 11.91	<0.001^a
SI15	26.92 ± 4.94	31.77 ± 7.65	39.52 ± 9.72	43.85 ± 12.10	43.17 ± 10.54	<0.001^a
GB21	20.84 ± 3.25	23.70 ± 4.99	30.16 ± 9.14	28.94 ± 8.97	32.45 ± 10.06	<0.001^a
SP21	16.97 ± 2.89	16.88 ± 2.18	19.89 ± 3.25	19.99 ± 4.44	21.34 ± 5.17	<0.001^a

Unit of mean ± SD: mm
^aStatistically significant

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