The Effectiveness of Electroacupuncture for Functional Constipation: A Randomized, Controlled, Clinical Trial

<table class="table-group" id="tab2"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="6"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td align="left"> </td><td align="center"><span style="width: 6.55201ptpx;"><svg height="6.01901pt" id="M22" style="vertical-align:-0.1560001pt" version="1.1" viewbox="0 -5.86301 6.55201 6.01901" width="6.55201pt" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,0,0)"><path d="M504 89L488 119C453 85 428 69 416 69C408 69 405 75 412 102L462 304C492 438 460 451 436 451S388 441 356 423C311 397 229 336 170 256H168L189 340C208 418 200 451 177 451C144 451 82 413 24 352L40 322C65 345 98 369 108 369C114 369 119 363 112 335L28 -3L36 -12C54 -3 83 4 112 10C125 73 138 122 153 174C205 258 328 382 376 382C395 382 399 369 384 305L330 93C312 25 323 -12 351 -12C378 -12 439 21 504 89Z" id="g50-111"></path><glyph.data ascent="3443" descent="-2856" horiz-adv-x="512" vert-adv-y="512"></glyph.data></g></svg></span></td><td align="center">Cured</td><td align="center">Not cured</td><td align="center">Cure rate</td><td align="center"><span style="width: 8.08601ptpx;"><svg height="8.45001pt" id="M23" version="1.1" viewbox="0 -8.45001 8.08601 8.45001" width="8.08601pt" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,0,0)"><path d="M622 479C622 589 545 650 400 650H146L140 618C229 609 230 602 215 527L135 132C117 43 112 41 27 32L18 0H305L313 32C213 40 205 44 222 132L251 284L324 262H365C484 269 622 333 622 479ZM528 477C528 356 420 305 344 305C300 305 276 314 259 321L303 554C311 597 313 600 331 606C345 611 361 614 379 614C463 614 528 580 528 477Z" id="g50-81"></path><glyph.data ascent="3443" descent="-2856" horiz-adv-x="640" vert-adv-y="640"></glyph.data></g></svg></span></td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="6"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td align="left">Control</td><td align="center">33</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">32</td><td align="center">3.03%</td><td align="center" rowspan="2">0.014</td></tr><tr><td align="left">EA</td><td align="center">34</td><td align="center">8</td><td align="center">26</td><td align="center">23.53%</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="6"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

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Table 2: The Effectiveness of Electroacupuncture for Functional Constipation: A Randomized, Controlled, Clinical Trial 