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Table 1 Comparison of group means for the 24 organ linked meridians.

From: Electrodermal Screening of Asthmatics with AcuGraph 4

 

Asthma

Healthy

t

p

Upper meridians

    

LU_L

69.16 ± 34.45

87.92 ± 28.67

2.96

0.004

LU_R

64.64 ± 28.49

76.00 ± 25.36

2.11

0.038

PC_L

62.88 ± 29.59

63.40 ±23.83

0.097

0.923

PC_R

57.07 ± 23.16

60.88 ± 22.12

0.827

0.41

HT_L

56.68 ± 27.45

63.04 ± 23.26

1.25

0.214

HT_R

58.92 ± 30.97

62.00 ±24.16

0.554

0.581

SI_L

66.32 ± 26.55

70.72 ± 26.22

0.834

0.406

SI_R

56.60 ± 24.86

65.56 ± 25.88

1.765

0.081

TE_L

59.04 ± 29.03

64.40 ± 26.40

0.966

0.337

TE_R

53.32 ± 23.84

60.40 ± 25.88

1.423

0.158

LI_L

68.56 ± 31.75

74.44 ± 25.50

1.021

0.31

LI_R

62.84 ± 26.77

67.76 ± 21.37

1.015

0.312

Lower meridians

    

SP_L

53.60 ± 31.17

58.48 ± 25.61

0.855

0.394

SP_R

52.20 ± 33.92

58.80 ± 27.45

1.07

0.287

LR_L

62.60 ± 33.04

65.36 ± 29.88

0.438

0.662

LR_R

57.56 ± 37.15

61.24 ± 27.27

0.565

0.574

KI_L

47.40 ± 27.59

57.76 ± 25.86

1.937

0.056

KI_R

44.32 ± 26.85

50.68 ± 23.18

1.268

0.208

BL_L

55.72 ± 32.45

72.64 ± 29.83

2.714

0.008

BL_R

50.76 ± 31.07

72.60 ± 29.63

3.597

0.001

GB_L

58.84 ± 37.14

72.20 ± 26.77

2.063

0.042

GB_R

54.48 ± 33.49

70.84 ± 25.94

2.731

0.007

ST_L

60.80 ± 34.83

69.44 ± 26.95

1.387

0.169

ST_R

53.40 ± 31.35

70.58 ± 28.42

2.87

0.005

  1. Data are shown as means and SDs of AcuGraph conductance readings at Jing Well points for the Asthma and Healthy groups. This table also gives the t and p values for independent t tests comparing group means for each meridian. Meridian names given in the first column are explained in the Materials and methods section, e.g., LU_L and LU_R indicate the left and right side branches of the Lung meridian.
  2. BL = bladder; GB = gall bladder; HT = heart; KI = kidney; L = left; LI = large intestine; LU = lung; PC = pericardium; R = right; SD = standard deviation; SP = spleen; ST = stomach; TE = triple energizer.
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