Application of traditional Chinese medicine acupoint needle embedding combined with emotional nursing in patients with gynecological malignant tumors

Table 1 shows the comparisons of demographic data between the two groups, n (%)

Item		Observation group (n = 42)	Control group (n = 42)	t/χ2 value	P value
Age (yr, mean ± SD)		52.49 ± 7.65	52.18 ± 7.83	0.184	0.855
Primary tumor site	Ovarian cancer	14 (33.33)	15 (35.71)	0.236	0.889
	Endometrial carcinoma	3 (7.14)	2 (4.76)
	Cervical cancer	25 (59.52)	25 (59.52)
Primary chemotherapy	Yes	18 (42.86)	17 (40.48)	0.049	0.221
	No	24 (57.14)	25 (59.52)
KPS score (points, mean ± SD)		82.56 ± 5.69	82.33 ± 5.87	0.182	0.856

KPS: Karnofsky Performance Status scale.