From: An investigation of the use of acupuncture in stroke patients in Taiwan: a national cohort study
 | Acupuncture | ||||||
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No (N = 285329) | Yes (N = 47832) | p-value | OR | (95 % CI)* | |||
Rehabilitation | <0.0001 | Â | Â | ||||
 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 | Â | Â | ||||
 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 | Â | Â | ||||
 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 | Â | Â | ||||
 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 | Â | Â | ||||
 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 | Â | Â | ||||
 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 | Â | Â | ||||
 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 | Â | Â | ||||
 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 |  |  |