To observe the therapeutic effect of acupuncture combined with otopoint pellet pressure therapy for treatment of simple obesity patients with different ages and various duration of disease. Methods: 118 simple obesity patients were divided into 4 groups according to the age: 1) below 20 year old group (n=29)

2) 20～ 30 year old group (n=32)

3) 31～40 year old group (n=30)

and 4) above 40 year old group (n=27)

and another 4 groups according to the duration of disease: a) below 1 year group (n=21)

b) 1～5 year group (n=57)

c) 6～10 year group (n=30) and d) above 10 year group (n=10). Indexes of body weight

body weight index and ratio of waistline and hipline were used to assess the therapeutic effect. Otopoints Ershenmen (MA TF 1)

Bianmi point

Dachang (MA SC 4)

Xiaochang (MA SC 2)

Pi (MA IC)

Wei(MA IC)

Dan (EX LE 6)

etc were selected and stimulated by pressing the adhered vaccaria seeds and body acupoints used were Yinlingquan (SP 9)

Sanyinjiao (SP 9)

Zusanli (ST 36)

Xuehai (SP 10)

Tianshu (ST 25)

etc. Results: After one course of treatment (30 days)

the total effective rates of group 1 ～4 were 93.1%

84.4%

80.0% and 63.0% separately and those of group a～d 95.2%

86.0%

80.0% and 20.0% respectively. It suggests that the younger the age and the shorter the duration of disease

the better is the therapeutic effect. Thus

simple obesity should be treated earlier.