Table 2 Skin surface temperature of each knee joint measured at baseline and after AA on the left pinna
Left knee joint skin surface temperature (℃)
Right knee joint skin surface temperature (℃)
p-value1)
Baseline
33.07±1.07
33.12±1.09
0.141
After AA
33.22±1.14
33.31±1.16
0.247
p-value2)
0.362
0.524
1) Independent t-test for comparisons between the two knee joints. 2) Paired t-test for comparisons between baseline and after AA. AA, auricular acupressure.