|
Variables
| |
Touch (n = 21)
|
Acupuncture (n = 18)
|
|---|
| | |
Mean
|
SD
|
Mean
|
SD
|
|---|
|
Maternal age
| |
30.6
|
7.2
|
30.4
|
4.3
|
|
Gestational age of bleeding
| |
6.5
|
1.8
|
5.9
|
1.8
|
|
Gestational at trial entry
| |
8.2
|
1.3
|
8.3
|
1.6
|
| | |
n
|
%
|
n
|
%
|
|
Previous miscarriage
| |
10
|
47.6
|
6
|
33.6
|
|
Fertility patient
| |
6
|
28.6
|
3
|
16.7
|
|
Bleeding
|
Heavy
|
6
|
28.6
|
4
|
22.2
|
|
Light
|
15
|
71.4
|
14
|
77.8
|
|
Employment
|
Full time/part time
|
14
|
66.7
|
13
|
72.2
|
|
Unemployed
|
2
|
9.5
|
1
|
5.6
|
|
Home duties
|
3
|
14.3
|
1
|
5.6
|
|
Student
|
2
|
9.5
|
3
|
16.7
|
|
Education
|
High school
|
16
|
76.2
|
15
|
83.3
|
|
Polytechnic
|
6
|
28.6
|
3
|
16.7
|
|
University
|
9
|
42.9
|
10
|
55.6
|
|
Race
|
Caucasian
|
11
|
52.4
|
13
|
72.2
|
|
Maori
|
5
|
23.8
|
2
|
11.1
|
|
Other
|
5
|
23.8
|
3
|
16.7
|
|
Relationship
|
Single
|
2
|
9.5
|
4
|
22.2
|
|
Married/de facto
|
19
|
90.5
|
14
|
77.8
|
|
Current CAM use
| |
8
|
38.1
|
3
|
16.7
|
|
Past CAM use
| |
19
|
90.5
|
17
|
94.4
|
|
Past Acupuncture use
| |
7
|
33.3
|
8
|
44.4
|
|
MYMOP Questionnaire
| |
Mean
|
SD
|
Mean
|
SD
|
| | |
(n = 20)
| |
(n = 18)
| |
|
General well being
| |
2.9
|
1.5
|
3.3
|
1.4
|
| | |
(n = 20)
| |
(n = 17)
| |
|
Symptom 1
| |
4.6
|
1.2
|
4.7
|
1.1
|
| | |
(n = 7)
| |
(n = 10)
| |
|
Symptom 2
| |
2.8
|
0.9
|
3.9
|
0.9
|
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SD Standard Deviation
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CI Confidence interval
