Table 4 The distribution of TCM and non-TCM user by major disease categories /diagnosis in patients with hepatitis C
Disease (ICD-9-CM) | Non-TCM user (N = 2876) | TCM user (N = 5691) | p value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | ||
Infectious and parasitic disease (001−139) | 2862 | 99.51 | 5673 | 99.68 | 0.2218 |
Neoplasms (140−239) | 1289 | 44.82 | 3121 | 54.84 | <0.0001 |
Malignant(140−208) | 824 | 28.65 | 1491 | 26.20 | 0.0158 |
Benign (210−229) | 597 | 20.76 | 2152 | 37.81 | <0.0001 |
Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic disease and immunity disorder (240−279) | 1863 | 64.78 | 4133 | 72.62 | <0.0001 |
Blood and blood-forming organs (280−289) | 843 | 29.31 | 1876 | 32.96 | 0.0006 |
Mental disorder (290−319) | 1206 | 41.93 | 3360 | 59.04 | <0.0001 |
Nervous system (320−389) | 2087 | 72.57 | 5120 | 89.97 | <0.0001 |
Circulatory system (390−459) | 2123 | 73.82 | 4410 | 77.49 | 0.0002 |
Respiratory system (460−519) | 2548 | 88.60 | 5573 | 97.93 | <0.0001 |
Digestive system (520−579) | 2797 | 97.25 | 5669 | 99.61 | <0.0001 |
Genitourinary system (580−629) | 1760 | 61.20 | 4485 | 78.81 | <0.0001 |
Complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (630−676) | 19 | 0.66 | 178 | 3.13 | <0.0001 |
Skin and subcutaneous tissue (680−709) | 1958 | 68.08 | 4830 | 84.87 | <0.0001 |
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (710−739) | 2091 | 72.71 | 5343 | 93.89 | <0.0001 |
Congenital anomalies (740−759) | 126 | 4.38 | 511 | 8.98 | <0.0001 |
Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (760−779) | 13 | 0.45 | 43 | 0.76 | 0.0997 |
Symptoms, signs and ill-defined conditions (780−799) | 2569 | 89.33 | 5575 | 97.96 | <0.0001 |
Injury and poisoning (800−999) | 1997 | 69.44 | 5166 | 90.77 | <0.0001 |