Absolute risk of reporting at least one direct adverse event
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All patients | 682/6348 | 107 (100 to 115) | | |
Relative risk of reporting at least one direct adverse event
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M v F | 121/1527 v 561/4821 | | 0.65 (0.53 to 0.80)p<0.001 | 0.62 (0.50 to 0.77)p<0.001 |
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Age ⩾ = 40 v <40 | 477/4869 v 194/1423 | | 0.69 (0.58 to 0.82)p<0.001 | 0.74 (0.61 to 0.89)p = 0.001 |
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⩾6 v 1–5 treatments over 3 months | 315/1980 v 348/4229 | | 2.11 (1.79 to 2.48)p<0.001 | 1.92 (1.62 to 2.28)p<0.001 |
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First time having acupuncturev had acupuncture before | 116/707 v 565/5622 | | 1.76 (1.40 to 2.18)p<0.001 | 1.48 (1.18 to 1.87)p = 0.001 |
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Not paid for by NHSv paid for by NHS | 622/6034 v 53/276 | | 0.48 (0.35 to 0.66)p<0.001 | 0.59 (0.43 to 0.82)p = 0.002 |
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No contact with GP or specialistv contact with GP or specialist | 58/897 v 623/5428 | | 0.53 (0.40 to 0.71)p<0.001 | 0.66 (0.50 to 0.88)p = 0.005 |
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In practice <2 years v ⩾2 years | 60/376 v 622/5972 | | 1.63 (1.22 to 2.17)p<0.001 | 1.44 (1.06 to 1.95)p = 0.019 |
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Absolute risk of patients reporting an indirect adverse event
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Symptoms worsening after following advice from acupuncturists about medication | 6/6348 | 0.9 (0.4 to 2.1) | | |
Delayed conventional treatment | 2/6348 | 0.3 (0 to 1.1) | | |