Table 1 Baseline characteristics of study participants
From: Acupuncture for patients with mild to moderate Alzheimer’s disease: a randomized controlled trial
Acupuncture | Donepezil | total | |
|---|---|---|---|
Gender | |||
Men n (%) | 13(30) | 16(36) | 29(33) |
women n (%) | 30(70) | 28(64) | 58(67) |
Age, y, M (SD) | 75.11(6.53) | 74.50(6.83) | |
Education(year) | |||
0n (%) | 6(14) | 6(14) | 12(14) |
1–6 n (%) | 6(14) | 10(23) | 16(18) |
7–9 n (%) | 22(51) | 20(45) | 42(48) |
≥ 10 n (%) | 9(21) | 8(18) | 17(20) |
Severity of dementia | |||
Mild n (%) | 24(56) | 23 (52) | 47 (54) |
Moderate n (%) | 19 (44) | 21 (48) | 40 (46) |
times since symptoms first started, M (SD) | 4.46 (0.99) | 4.42 (1.06) | |
Associated diseases n (%) | |||
Hypertension | 19 (44) | 17(39) | 36 (41) |
Diabetes | 15(35) | 13 (30) | 28(32) |
Coronary heart disease | 12(28) | 14 (32) | 26 (30) |
Insomnia | 10 (23) | 13 (30) | 23(26) |
Constipation | 12(28) | 9 (20) | 21 (24) |
Benign prostatic hyperplasia | 7 (16) | 9(20) | 16 (18) |
Osteoarthritis of the knee | 4 (9) | 5 (11) | 9 (10) |
ADAS-cog score, mean (SD) | 29.38(9.43) | 30.15(9.16) | |
ADCS-ADL23 score, mean (SD) | 49.44(11.62) | 50.13(13.57) | |
NPI score, mean (SD) | 9.28(2.49) | 8.97(2.69) | |