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Table 1 Mean (SD) summary statistics of the NIH-CPSI score in 10 patients.

From: A pilot study on acupuncture for lower urinary tract symptoms related to chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain

NIH-CPSI

Baseline 0

wk 3

P values

3 wk vs. 0

wk 6

P values

6 wk vs. 0

wk 12

P values

12 wk vs. 0

Total score

25.1 (6.6)

17.6 (5.7)

0.006*

8.8 (6.2)

0.006*

6.6 (4.3)

0.006*

Pain scores

9.9 (3.1)

5.3 (4.2)

0.004*

3.1 (2.0)

0.002*

2.1 (2.0)

0.002*

Urinary score

5.7 (3.3)

5.6 (2.5)

0.984

1.7 (2.5)

0.004*

1.6 (1.2)

0.008*

QOL score

9.5 (2.0)

6.7 (2.7)

0.004*

4.1 *2.6)

0.002*

2.9 (2.0)

0.002*

Symptom score = Pain + Urinary

15.6 (5.2)

10.9 (4.1)

0.002*

4.8 (4.0)

0.002*

3.7 (2.9)

0.002*

  1. CPSI: National institutes of health – chronic prostatitis symptom index
  2. * significant: exact Wilcoxon Signed Test P-values