Case | Measurement time | Insulin (μU/mL) | C-peptide (ng/mL) | ACTH (pg/mL) | Leptin (ng/mL) | Active ghrelin (fmol/mL) | Desacyl-ghrelin (fmol/mL) | Adiponectin (μg/mL) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Acupuncture group | ||||||||
A | Before | 5.9 | 1.1 | 13 | 13.2 | 4.65 | 83.8 | 8.57 |
1 week | 5.1 | 1 | 12 | 9.8 | 3.36 | 40.4 | 7.33 | |
B | Before | 2.8 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 15.3 | 172 | 5.08 |
1 week | 5.4 | 1.4 | 18 | 8.7 | 17.1 | 174 | 5.15 | |
C | Before | 3.6 | 1 | 13 | 5.9 | 20.7 | 206 | 7.64 |
1 week | 6.8 | 1.4 | 21 | 6.3 | 24.9 | 164 | 6.59 | |
D | Before | 9.5 | 2.5 | 27 | 11.2 | 3.36 | 77.2 | 4.2 |
1 week | 10.6 | 2.2 | 25 | 10.6 | 3.42 | 46.6 | 4.51 | |
E | Before | 3 | 1.2 | 42 | 11.5 | 27.9 | ND | 13.6 |
1 week | 3.7 | 1.3 | 47 | 12 | 22.5 | 387 | 11.4 | |
Placebo group | ||||||||
F | Before | 6.8 | 2.7 | 17 | 11.8 | 6.14 | 175 | 8.56 |
1 week | 14.5 | 2.4 | 23 | 12.9 | 32.8 | 114 | 6.83 | |
G | Before | 4.2 | 0.8 | 41 | 5.4 | 15.2 | 93 | 7.74 |
1 week | 3.8 | 1.1 | 24 | 5 | 17.3 | 102 | 8.99 | |
H | Before | ND | ND | 15 | 11.6 | 11.3 | 314 | 11.4 |
1 week | 6.9 | 1.2 | 18 | 10.5 | 28.1 | 138 | 10.3 | |
I | Before | 6.2 | 1.3 | 34 | 10.2 | 11 | 208 | 8.36 |
1 week | 11.1 | 2 | 31 | 11.5 | 18 | 102 | 8.47 | |
J | Before | 5.8 | 1.2 | 19 | 10.5 | 5.95 | 43.4 | 2.33 |
1 week | 6.5 | 1.5 | 18 | 14.7 | 7.63 | 170 | 2.51 |
ACTH, adrenocorticotropic hormone; ND, not done because of insufficient blood samples.