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Table 4 Results of repeated-measures ANOVA and the Scheffé post hoc test for the outcomes of treatment (n=32)

From: Factors contributing to cognitive improvement effects of acupuncture in patients with mild cognitive impairment: a pilot randomized controlled trial

Dependent variables

Source of variation

SS

df

Mean square

F

p

Significant

Scheffé post hoc test F (p)

W8–W0

W20–W0

W20–W8

MoCA-K

Time

317.65

2

158.82

50.54

<0.001

S

5.11

(0.006)

1.79

(0.173)

0.69

(0.566)

Group×time

48.35

6

8.01

2.56

0.029

S

ADAS-K-cog

Time

313.90

2

156.95

26.46

<0.001

S

2.68

(0.066)

3.18

(0.039)

0.16

(0.920)

Group×time

103.94

6

13.66

2.30

0.047

S

CES-D

Time

325.90

2

162.95

6.66

0.003

S

0.32

(0.808)

1.26

(0.309)

0.60

(0.618)

Group×time

103.94

6

17.32

0.71

0.708

NS

K-ADL

Time

0.63

1.0

0.03

1.00

0.326

NS

1.00

(0.407)

1.00

(0.407)

1.00

(0.407)

Group×time

0.19

3.0

0.62

1.00

0.407

NS

K-IADL

Time

1.52

2

0.76

1.89

0.160

NS

1.73

(0.184)

0.45

(0.722)

1.74

(0.182)

Group×time

2.65

6

0.44

1.10

0.375

NS

EQ-5D-5L

Time

6.77

2

3.39

8.30

0.001

S

1.94

(0.146)

0.51

(0.676)

0.15

(0.931)

Group×time

1.73

6

0.29

0.71

0.645

NS