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Table 2 Frequency distribution of TCM and non-TCM visits by disease categories/diagnosis among children with cerebral palsy

From: Complementary traditional Chinese medicine use in Children with cerebral palsy: a nationwide retrospective cohort study in Taiwan

 

TCM user

Non-TCM user

Number of clinical visits =3214649

Number of clinical visits =1104382

Disease (ICD-9-CM)

Visits no.

%

Visits no

%

Infectious and parasitic disease (001–139)

87845

2.73

50181

4.54

Neoplasms (140–239)

3992

0.12

1726

0.16

Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic disease and immunity disorder (240–279)

16310

0.51

5527

0.50

Blood and blood-forming organs (280–289)

2894

0.09

1208

0.11

Mental disorder (290–319)

195321

6.08

53797

4.87

Nervous system (320–389)

1496602

46.6

503782

45.6

Circulatory system (390–459)

21600

0.67

5241

0.47

Respiratory system (460–519)

847770

26.4

304833

27.6

Digestive system (520–579)

196656

6.12

68418

6.20

Genitourinary system (580–629)

16555

0.51

5870

0.53

Complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (630–676)

430

0.01

74

0.01

Skin and subcutaneous tissue (680–709)

56605

1.76

24637

2.23

Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (710–739)

30253

0.94

7420

0.67

Congenital anomalies (740–759)

56202

1.75

20061

1.82

Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (760–779)

26011

0.81

7171

0.65

Symptoms, signs and ill-defined conditions (780–799)

102187

3.18

28918

2.62

Injury and poisoning (800–999)

57416

1.79

15518

1.41