Characteristic

Hie

LBP

(−)

(+)

P

(−)

(+)

P

Total (n = 1000)

476

47.6

524

52.4

646

64.6

354

35.4

“Body” Information

Analgetic

0.001**

<0.001***

2 (/w)

8

20.5

31

79.5

20

51.3

19

48.7

1 (/w)

30

48.4

32

51.6

28

45.2

34

54.8

3 (/m)

50

43.9

64

56.1

65

57.0

49

43.0

sometimes

111

43.9

142

56.1

140

55.3

113

44.7

no

277

52.1

255

47.9

393

73.9

139

26.1

Acupuncture Satisfaction

0.001**

<0.001***

totally satisfied

30

52.6

27

47.4

30

52.6

27

47.4

partially satisfied

76

49.0

79

51.0

83

53.5

72

46.5

partially unsatisfied

20

30.3

46

69.7

26

39.4

40

60.6

unsatisfied

2

11.8

15

88.2

6

35.3

11

64.7

no

348

63.0

204

37.0

501

71.1

204

28.9

Acupuncture Frequency (n = 295)

0.802

<0.001***

2(/w)

4

40.0

6

60.0

0

0.0

10

100.0

1(/w)

11

47.8

12

52.2

6

26.1

17

73.9

3(/m)

14

40.0

21

60.0

13

37.1

22

62.9

sometimes

46

40.0

69

60.0

59

51.3

56

48.7

not so often

53

47.3

59

52.7

67

59.8

45

40.2

Traditional Five Organs

0.042*

0.213

liver

209

52.3

191

47.8

260

65.0

140

35.0

heart

76

45.2

92

54.8

102

60.7

66

39.3

spleen

13

36.1

23

63.9

18

50.0

18

50.0

lung

95

49.5

97

50.5

131

68.2

61

31.8

kiddney

83

40.7

121

59.3

135

66.2

69

33.8

Traditional Five Tastes

0.527

0.017*

sour

58

46.0

68

54.0

80

63.5

46

36.5

bitter

8

40.0

12

60.0

6

30.0

14

70.0

sweet

242

46.2

282

53.8

347

66.2

177

33.8

hot

96

53.0

85

47.0

121

66.9

60

33.1

salty

72

48.3

77

51.7

92

61.7

57

38.3