From: Acupuncture for the sequelae of Bell’s palsy: a randomized controlled trial
Acupuncture group (n = 26) | Control group (n = 13) | P a | |
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Sex: | |||
Male (n) | 14 | 4 | 0.31b |
Female (n) | 12 | 9 | |
Affected side: | |||
Left (n) | 6 | 7 | 0.07b |
Right (n) | 20 | 6 | |
Age (years, mean (SD)) | 50.85 (10.48) | 50.54 (11.48) | 0.93 |
Blood pressure (mmHg): | |||
Systolic | 133.31 (18.31) | 124.8 (18.03) | 0.18 |
Diastolic | 77.46 (12.87) | 79.08 (12.57) | 0.71 |
Duration of facial palsy (months, mean (SD)) | 94.27 (78.70) | 126.15 (119.73) | 0.32 |
Facial Disability Index, social score (mean (SD)) | 52.77 (16.04) | 52.30 (18.36) | 0.94 |
Facial Disability Index, physical score (mean (SD)) | 46.35 (14.25) | 51.15 (14.31) | 0.33 |
Sunnybrook Facial Nerve Grading (mean (SD)) | 28.19 (21.45) | 25.23 (15.30) | 0.66 |
House–Brackmann grade: | |||
Mild to moderate dysfunction (2–3) | 17 | 7 | 0.51b |
Moderately severe to severe dysfunction (4–5) | 9 | 6 | |
Lip mobility: | |||
Lip length index (mean (SD)) | 22.56 (8.62) | 17.23 (6.76) | 0.06 |
Snout index (mean (SD)) | 27.93 (7.94) | 21.06 (9.31) | 0.02 |
Facial stiffnessc (mean (SD)) | 4.19 (0.85) | 4.00 (0.91) | 0.52 |