Table 1 Subgroup analysis of EA effects on Aβ deposition.

From: Evaluating the potential of acupuncture for Alzheimer’s disease treatment: A meta-analysis and systematic review of mouse model studies

Subgroups

Number of comparison

SMD

95%CI for SMD

I2

General Hippocampus

k = 26

−1.0963

[−1.458, −0.734]

47.8%

Prefrontal Cortex

k = 5

−1.6279

[−2.194, −1.062]

0%

General Cortex

k = 9

−1.0547

[−1.515, −0.595]

0%

Entorhinal Cortex

k = 2

−0.8013

[−1.821, 0.218]

0%

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