Comparisons of acupuncture therapies combining conventional treatment in the management of vascular cognitive impairment: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.

Front Aging Neurosci · 2025 · PMC12206881 · PMID 40589623

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marginally significantp = 0.055so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

Meta-regression analysis showed a marginally significant inverse relationship between cumulative treatment duration and cognitive improvement (β = –0.001, p = 0.055, R 2 = 0.067).

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Although a negative trend was observed (β = −0.181), the association did not reach statistical significance ( p = 0.110, R 2 = 0.047), suggesting that course length was not a major source of heterogeneity ( Figure 3D ).

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did not reach statistical significancep = 0.110not close (p > 0.1)

Although a negative trend was observed (β = −0.181), the association did not reach statistical significance ( p = 0.110, R 2 = 0.047), suggesting that course length was not a major source of heterogeneity ( Figure 3D ).

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