Clinical effect of acupuncture at ghost points combined with fluoxetine hydrochloride on mild-to-moderate depression

Table 6 Comparison of Scale for Side Effects scores between the two groups at pre-treatment and 8 wk after treatment

Group	Pre-treatment	After treatment
		After 2 wk	After 4 wk	After 6 wk	After 8 wk
Coalition group (n = 80)	10.75 ± 2.51	8.89 ± 2.39b	8.16 ± 2.10b	6.75 ± 2.13b	5.11 ± 1.69b
Single-agent group (n = 80)	10.86 ± 2.32	9.85 ± 2.11a	9.18 ± 2.03b	7.75 ± 2.00b	6.82 ± 1.84b
t	-0.294	-2.702	-3.136	-3.062	-6.116
P value	0.769	0.008	0.002	0.003	< 0.001

^aP < 0.01.

^bP < 0.00001.