Table 6
Results of National Institutes of Health Chronic Prostatitis Symptom Index Quality of Life Score.
| PLA | 0.85 (0.11, 1.59) | 1.22 (0.20, 2.25) | 2.21 (−1.04, 5.47) | 1.70 (−0.51, 3.93) | 1.11 (−1.85, 4.08) | 1.25 (0.07, 2.41) |
| 0.70 (0.09, 1.31) | ALP | 0.38 (0.81, 1.55) | 1.36 (−1.90, 4.62) | 0.86 (−1.38, 3.09) | 0.26 (−2.71, 3.24) | 0.40 (−0.80, 1.58) |
| 1.00 (−0.17, 2.16) | 0.27 −0.15, 0.69 | ANT | 1.00 (−2.34, 4.35) | 0.48 (−1.86, 2.84) | −0.11 (−3.18, 2.96) | 0.03 (−1.38, 1.42) |
| NA | NA | NA | ACU | −0.50 (−2.88, 1.87) | −1.10 (−2.41, 0.21) | −1.00 (−4.00, 2.07) |
| NA | NA | NA | NA | EAC | −0.60 (−2.57, 1.37) | −0.50 (−2.34, 1.43) |
| NA | NA | NA | −1.10 (−1.41, −0.79) | −0.59 (−1.41, 0.23) | SAC | 0.14 (−2.59, 2.88) |
| 1.77 (−1.63, 5.17) | −0.18 (−0.58, 0.23) | NA | NA | −0.46 (−1.00, 0.08) | NA | DT |
PLA: placebo; ALP: alpha-blocker; ANT: antibiotic; ACU: acupuncture; EAC: electro-acupuncture; SAC: sham acupuncture; DT: dual therapy. NA: not available.
Results of direct and indirect comparisons in National Institutes of Health Chronic Prostatitis Symptom Index quality of life score.