Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity (Oct 2022)
Effect of Acupoint Catgut Embedding for Abdominally Obese Female with Strong Appetite: Mixed Analysis of a Randomized Clinical Trial
Abstract
Xinghe Zhang1 *, Qifu Li1 *, Rong Yi,2 Chonghui Xing,3 Yuhao Jin,1 Jiangqiong Meng,1 Siwen Zhao,1 Fanrong Liang,4 Taipin Guo1 1School of Second Clinical Medicine/The Second Affiliated Hospital, Yunnan University of Chinese Medicine, Kunming, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Kunming Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Kunming, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, The Sports Trauma Specialist Hospital of Yunnan Province, Kunming, People’s Republic of China; 4School of Acupuncture and Tuina, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Taipin Guo, School of Second Clinical Medicine/The Second Affiliated Hospital, Yunnan University of Chinese Medicine, 1076 Yuhua Road, Chenggong District, Kunming City, Yunnan Province, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86 18487272658, Email [email protected] Fanrong Liang, School of Acupuncture and Tuina, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 37 Jinniu District, Chengdu City, Sichuan Province, People’s Republic of China, Email [email protected]: Abdominal obesity (AO) is not only a health issue, but also a serious impact on women’s work and life. The article of acupoint catgut embedding (ACE) on AO has already been accepted to be published and showed significant effect. However, whether ACE is effective for abdominally obese female with strong appetite is still unclear.Methods: This is a mixed analysis of a multicenter, double-blind, randomized controlled trial.Which was conducted in China between July 2018 and March 2020 (n = 101), while with the supplementary samples (n = 22) between April 2020 and June 2022. According to the appetite and intervention methods, 123 abdominally obese female were divided into ACE group with strong appetite (n = 27) and moderate appetite (n = 31), control (non-acupoint catgut embedding) group with strong appetite (n = 37) and moderate appetite (n = 28). Four subgroups were given a 12-week actual intervention period and a 4-week follow-up. Waist circumference (WC), appetite, body weight and BMI were applied and assessed at baseline and after 6, 12 and 16 weeks.Results: In this study, the mean onset age of abdominal obesity in females was 25.27 (8.19) years old. The longer duration of AO, the lower the appetite in females (p 0.05). At 12 and 16 weeks, there was no significant difference in appetite between the ACE groups (strong and moderate appetite)(p> 0.05), while there was still a difference between the control groups (p< 0.05).Conclusion: Younger abdominally obese female had a stronger appetite. ACE own the remarkable therapeutic effects for younger abdominally obese female and showed the perfect effect on appetite-reduction.Keywords: acupoint catgut embedding, abdominal obesity, obese female, appetite, waist circumference
