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Acupuncture and Related Techniques for Obesity and Cardiovascular Risk Factors: a Systematic Review and Meta-regression Analysis by Jianrong Chen; Dongping Chen; Qing Ren; Weifeng Zhu; Sheng Xu; Ling Lu; Xiaofan Chen; Dongmei Yan; Heyun Nie; Xu Zhou is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.

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## Objective: To assess how acupuncture and related techniques affect weight-related indicators and cardiovascular risk factors compared with non-acupuncture interventions in overweight and obese patients. ## Methods: We searched PubMed, Embase and CENTRAL up to 19 April 2018 and included relevant randomised controlled trials (RCTs). Weighted mean differences (WMDs) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) were pooled using the inverse variance method with random-effects model. Prespecified hypotheses were tested in meta-regression to investigate the source of heterogeneity. Statistical software packages used were RevMan 5.3.5 and Stata 14.0. ## Results: Thirty-three RCTs were included (n=2503 patients). Compared with non-acupuncture interventions, acupuncture produced a greater reduction in body weight (WMD −1.76 kg, 95% CI −2.22 to −1.30, I^2^=77%; moderate quality), body mass index (WMD −1.13 kg/m^2^, 95% CI −1.38 to −0.88, I^2^=85%; low quality) and waist circumference (WMD −2.42 cm, 95% CI −3.22 to −1.62, I^2^=75%; moderate quality). Acupuncture plus lifestyle intervention resulted in a greater reduction in body weight than acupuncture alone (MD −1.94 kg, 95% CI −3.17 to −0.70). Acup

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Author

Jianrong Chen; Dongping Chen; Qing Ren; Weifeng Zhu; Sheng Xu; Ling Lu; Xiaofan Chen; Dongmei Yan; Heyun Nie; Xu Zhou

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Published

2020

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)