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Table 2 Medical conditions of stroke patients with and without acupuncture treatment in 2000–2008

From: An investigation of the use of acupuncture in stroke patients in Taiwan: a national cohort study

 

Acupuncture

No (N = 285329)

Yes (N = 47832)

p-value

OR

(95 % CI)*

Rehabilitation

<0.0001

  

 No

166,526

(90.7)

17,087

(9.2)

 

1.00

(reference)

 Yes

75,687

(74.7)

25,701

(25.3)

 

3.20

(3.13–3.27)

Diabetes

<0.0001

  

 No

172,698

(85.2)

29,983

(14.8)

 

1.00

(reference)

 Yes

69,515

(84.4)

12,805

(15.6)

 

1.00

(0.98–1.03)

Hypertension

<0.0001

  

 No

93,695

(86.0)

15,290

(14.0)

 

1.00

(reference)

 Yes

148,518

(84.4)

27,498

(15.6)

 

1.18

(1.15–1.21)

Hyperlipidemia

<0.0001

  

 No

219,658

(85.4)

37,503

(14.6)

 

1.00

(reference)

 Yes

22,555

(81.0)

5285

(19.0)

 

1.30

(1.26–1.35)

MI

<0.0001

  

 No

236,962

(84.9)

42,037

(15.1)

 

1.18

(1.09–1.28)

 Yes

5251

(87.5)

751

(12.5)

 

1.00

(reference)

Dialysis

<0.0001

  

 No

238,140

(84.9)

42,500

(15.1)

 

2.76

(2.45–3.13)

 Yes

4073

(93.4)

288

(6.6)

 

1.00

(reference)

Type of Stroke

<0.0001

  

 Hemorrhage

53,950

(83.4)

10,714

(16.6)

 

1.02

(0.96–1.08)

 Ischemia

173,573

(85.2)

30,155

(14.8)

 

1.21

(1.15–1.28)

 Other

14,690

(88.5)

1919

(11.6)

 

1.00

(reference)

LOS, days

<0.0001

  

 1–5

84,534

(87.4)

12,172

(12.6)

 

1.00

(reference)

 6–9

63,969

(85.9)

10,499

(14.1)

 

1.06

(1.03–1.09)

 10–14

34,261

(83.8)

6605

(16.2)

 

1.16

(1.12–1.20)

 15–19

16,537

(82.7)

3465

(17.5)

 

1.22

(1.17–1.28)

  ≥20

43,092

(81.1)

10,047

(18.9)

 

1.23

(1.19–1.27)

 Mean ± SD

12.8 ± 17.5

14.9 ± 17.0

<0.0001

  
  1. *Logistic regression model included sociodemographics and medical conditions; Hosmer-Lemeshow goodness of fit, p-value = 0.001; c-statistic = 0.71; CI, confidence interval; LOS, length of stay; MI, myocardial infarction; OR, odds ratio