Table 1. Subject characteristics for each group. Data are means (±SD).
Demographic Control group
(n = 25)
Moxibustion group
(n = 23)
Age (years) 19.08 (.76 19.00 (.74
Weight (kg) 72.17 (5.88 70.41 (6.24
Height (m) 1.80 (.04) 1.80 (.05)
Analysis of variance (for continuous measures) and chi-square test (for nominal data) were used to compare the baseline characteristics among the 2 groups.