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Figures
- Figure 1
- Change in thyroiditis serum markers from baseline to 3 weeks post Hijama in the interventional group. TPO: thyroid peroxidase, TG: thyroglobulin, T4: thyroxine 4, TSH: thyroid stimulating hormone, ESR: erythrocyte sedi-mentation rate, *statistical significance in parametric or nonparametric, **statistical significance in both parametric and nonparametric tests
- Figure 2
- Morphological changes in thyroid ultrasound assessments in hijama group.
Tables
- Table 1
- Effect of a 3-wet-cupping therapy (hijama) sessions at 3 weeks interval on TPO and TG levels in Hashimoto’s thyroiditis by comparison to usual care.
Markers/time Hijama group (n=13) Control group (n=13) Mean difference p-value Mean±SD Range Mean±SD Range Par. Npar. TPO Baseline 153.00±264.55 0.15-813.58 301.93±304.82 7.14-1000 -148.93 0.219 0.047* Outcome 86.20±185.63 0.01-662.86 397.76±396.23 7.42-1000 -311.57 0.026* 0.015* Change -60.47±129.61 - 98.95±173.95 - -159.43 0.030* 0.067 TG Baseline 314.06±349.75 3.85-1078.00 199.09±365.57 4.30-444.30 114.97 0.492 0.177 Outcome 84.99±106.58 1.83-338.08 227.48±349.53 4.69-486.50 -142.86 0.216 0.492 Change -229.06±273.38 28.39±27.27 - 257.45 0.017* <0.001* TPO: thyroid peroxidase, TG: thyroglobulin, SD: standard deviation, Par: parametric (independent t-test), Npar: nonparametric (Mann Whitney-U test), *statistically significant result (2-tailed p-value of <0.05)
Parameters Before hijama After hijama Mean change p-value Mean±SD Par. Npar. Prolactin 331.58±129.43 211.73±62.18 -119.85 0.045* 0.028* TPO 150.84±252.35 94.74±184.49 -56.10 0.147 0.003* TG 197.14±338.59 89.16±102.64 -207.97 0.022* 0.013* ESR 112.80±197.64 73.60±131.64 -39.20 0.256 0.043* T4 15.08±1.99 15.11±3.09 0.03 0.963 0.342 TSH 5.47±5.64 3.48±3.73 -1.99 0.008* 0.195 SD: standard deviation, Par: parametric (paired t-test), Npar: nonparametric (Wilcoxon signed rank test), TPO: thyroid peroxidase, TG: thyroglobulin, ESR: erythrocyte sedi-mentation rate, T4: thyroxine 4, TSH: thyroid stimulating hormone, *statistically significant result (2-tailed p-value of <0.05)
Parameters Baseline At 3 months Mean change p-value Mean±SD Par. Npar. TPO 298.81±338.23 397.76±396.23 98.95 0.126 0.263 TG 199.09±356.67 227.48±349.53 28.39 0.022* 0.018* TPO: thyroid peroxidase, TG: thyroglobulin, SD: standard deviation, Par: parametric (paired t-test), Npar: nonparametric (Wilcoxon signed rank test), *statistically significant result (2-tailed p-value of <0.05)
- Table 4
- Clinical changes after 3 hijama sessions among patients with Hashimoto’s disease.
Patients Hair voice Mood Constipation Period regularity Precentage (%) Energy level Concentration ability Sleep disturbance 1 - - 50 60 50 90 50 70 2 - - - - - 50 - - 3 - - - 100 100 100 100 100 4 50 - - - - 50 - - 5 - - - - 100 50 - - 6 50 50 - 50 50 50 50 50 7 50 50 - 50 50 50 50 50 8 - - - - - 50 50 50 9 - - 50 50 50 50 50 50 10 50 - - - 50 - - 50 11 - - - 100 100 - - 50 12 13 - - 50 60 50 90 50 70
