Table 2 Correlations of practice treatments between the first and third week, between concentrations of PM species in a therapy room in the TCMa department, and between indoor and outdoor PM2.5 and PM10 concentrations.
Correlation | p-value | |
|---|---|---|
Correlation of practice treatment between 1st and 3rd weeksb | ||
Item | ||
Acupuncture | 0.927 | p < 0.001 |
Laser acupuncture | 0.710 | 0.004 |
Moxibustion | 0.759 | 0.002 |
Herbal cream with heat therapy | 0.603 | 0.022 |
Correlation between PM speciesc | ||
Item | ||
PM1 & PM2.5 | 0.985 | p < 0.001 |
PM1 & PM10 | 0.335 | p < 0.001 |
PM2.5 & PM10 | 0.455 | p < 0.001 |
Correlation between indoor and outdoor PM concentrations | ||
Item | ||
1st week (baseline) | ||
Indoor and outdoor PM2.5 | 0.571 | p < 0.001 |
Indoor and outdoor PM10 | 0.014 | 0.929 |
3rd week (intervention) | ||
Indoor and outdoor PM2.5 | 0.531 | p < 0.001 |
Indoor and outdoor PM10 | 0.164 | 0.282 |
