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Table 8 Frequency of channels

From: Research on electroacupuncture parameters for knee osteoarthritis based on data mining

Number

Channel

Count of acupoints

Frequency (%)

1

The stomach channel of foot Yangming

3

56 (35.67)

2

The spleen channel of foot Taiyin

2

32 (20.38)

3

Extra point (non-channel point)

3

32 (20.38)

4

The gallbladder channel of foot Shaoyang

3

23 (14.6)

5

The liver channel of foot Jueying

2

5 (3.2)

6

Ashi point (ouch point)

1

5 (3.2)

7

The bladder channel of foot Taiyang

4

4 (2.5)

  1. Frequency ratio = cumulative frequency of acupoints belonging to the same channel/total frequency of all the acupoints involved