Research Article

Acupuncture Alters Brain’s Dynamic Functional Network Connectivity in Stroke Patients with Motor Dysfunction: A Randomised Controlled Neuroimaging Trial

Table 3

Comparison in temporal properties between the two groups.

Fraction time (%)Mean dwell time (TR)Number of transitions
State 1State 2State 3State 1State 2State 3

Mean difference (TATG-SATG)4.900-4.200-0.6001.919-2.966-6.8861.503
95% confidence interval (lower bound, upper bound)-10.50020.200-17.500 9.000-15.300, 14.000-6.391, 10.230-10.107, 4.175-31.153, 17.380-1.335, 4340
0.4170.4280.0080.2210.7160.3341.164
0.5230.5180.9310.6410.4040.5670.289

TATG: true acupuncture treatment group; SATG: sham acupuncture treatment group.