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TableĀ 3 Observed and Fitted Group Results for Simplified Nutritional Appetite Questionnaire assessment

From: Efficacy of acupuncture in the prevention and treatment of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting in patients with advanced cancer: a multi-center, single-blind, randomized, sham-controlled clinical research

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True acupuncture group (nā€‰=ā€‰62)

Sham Acupuncture Group (nā€‰=ā€‰58)

P-value

Mean (SD)

95% CI

Mean (SD)

95% CI

Day 1

20.145 (3.463)

19.27ā€‰~ā€‰21.02

21.138 (2.453)

20.49ā€‰~ā€‰21.78

0.071

Day 7 (Ā±ā€‰1)

19.113 (3.052)

18.34ā€‰~ā€‰19.89

18.983 (3.301)

18.11ā€‰~ā€‰19.85

0.823

Day 10 (Ā±ā€‰1)

20.806 (3.274)

19.98ā€‰~ā€‰21.64

19.897 (2.942)

19.12ā€‰~ā€‰20.67

0.113

Day 14 (Ā±ā€‰1)

21.823 (3.262)

20.99ā€‰~ā€‰22.65

20.121 (2.728)

19.40ā€‰~ā€‰20.84

0.003*

Day 21 (Ā±ā€‰1)

22.387 (3.138)

21.59ā€‰~ā€‰23.18

20.431 (2.872)

19.68ā€‰~ā€‰21.19

0.001*

  1. SD standard deviation, CI confidence interval
  2. *P values are based on independent-samples t-tests comparing differences in between-group means