|
Disease
|
ICD-9-CM code
|
TCM user
|
Non-TCM user
|
Compared to non-TCM user
|
|---|
|
N
|
%
|
N
|
%
|
IRR (95% CI)
|
|---|
|
Allergic rhinitis
|
477.9
|
3688
|
52.7
|
1329
|
31.5
|
1.67 (1.57–1.78)***
|
|
Dyspepsia and other specified disorders of function of stomach
|
536.8
|
2452
|
35.0
|
864
|
20.5
|
1.71 (1.58–1.85)***
|
|
Disorders of menstruation and other abnormal bleeding from female genital tract
|
626
|
600
|
8.58
|
215
|
5.09
|
1.68 (1.44–1.97)***
|
|
Disease of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue
|
710–739
|
5034
|
72.0
|
1977
|
46.8
|
1.54 (1.46–1.62)***
|
-
IRR incidence rate ratio in Poisson regression
- *** p value < 0.0001
