Acupuncture and herbal moxibustion (N = 32) | Acupuncture (N = 32) | Waitlist (N = 32) | P value | |
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Age (years) | 43.59 ± 13.67 | 44.41 ± 13.63 | 41.81 ± 14.80 | 0.752a |
Female, N (%) | 16 (50%) | 26 (81.3%) | 20 (62.5%) | 0.031b |
Disease duration (years) | 19.75 ± 12.62 | 16.22 ± 10.43 | 17.31 ± 12.01 | 0.47a |
TNSS score | 9.25 ± 2.98 | 9.03 ± 2.83 | 8.34 ± 2.99 | 0.439a |
Overall RQLQ score | 3.10 ± 0.87 | 2.94 ± 0.98 | 2.73 ± 0.95 | 0.285a |
Individual 7 domain scores | ||||
Daily activities | 4.21 ± 0.94 | 4.08 ± 1.11 | 3.81 ± 1.27 | 0.352a |
Sleep | 2.76 ± 1.50 | 2.84 ± 1.51 | 2.43 ± 1.34 | 0.481a |
Non-hay fever symptoms | 3.13 ± 1.12 | 2.79 ± 1.19 | 2.76 ± 1.31 | 0.410a |
Practical problems | 4.14 ± 1.46 | 3.97 ± 1.46 | 3.49 ± 1.69 | 0.225a |
Nasal symptoms | 3.73 ± 1.15 | 3.39 ± 1.27 | 3.31 ± 1.32 | 0.359a |
Eye symptoms | 2.27 ± 1.12 | 1.88 ± 1.29 | 1.66 ± 1.28 | 0.141a |
Emotion | 1.91 ± 1.33 | 2.23 ± 1.41 | 2.02 ± 1.25 | 0.607a |
Total IgE (kU/L) | 157.16 ± 152.3 | 145.53 ± 223.18 | 268.78 ± 452.56 | 0.381c |