Table 5 Cumulative frequency distribution of pediatric acupuncture users by disease categories and age groups from 2002 to 2011 in Taiwan
Diagnosis (ICD-9-CM range) | Acupuncture N (%)a | Age (year) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
≤9 (%) | > 9 (%) | p-value | ||
Injury and Poisoning (800–999) | 375,887 (67.0) | 13,342 (35.0) | 362,545 (69.4) | < 0.001 |
Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue (710–739) | 130,525 (23.3) | 5417 (19.4) | 125,108 (23.9) | < 0.001 |
Diseases of the Nervous System and Sense Organs (320–389) | 20,438 (3.64) | 7411 (19.4) | 13,027 (2.49) | < 0.001 |
Mental Disorders (290–319) | 13,198 (2.35) | 7394 (14.2) | 6457 (1.24) | < 0.001 |
Diseases of the Respiratory System (460–519) | 8584 (1.53) | 2127 (5.58) | 5804 (1.11) | < 0.001 |
Symptoms, Signs, and Ill-Defined Conditions Injury and Poisoning (800–999) | 5494 (0.98) | 1661 (4.36) | 3833 (0.73) | < 0.001 |
Diseases of the Digestive System (520–579) | 2306 (0.41) | 384 (1.01) | 1922 (0.37) | < 0.001 |
Diseases of the Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue (680–709) | 1876 (0.33) | 170 (0.45) | 1706 (0.33) | < 0.001 |
Diseases of the Genitourinary System (580–629) | 1000 (0.18) | 2 (0.42) | 998 (0.19) | 0.78 |
Diseases of the Circulatory System (390–459) | 863 (0.15) | 162 (0.07) | 701 (0.13) | < 0.001 |
Endocrine, Nutritional, and Metabolic Diseases, and Immunity Disorders (240–279) | 363 (0.06) | 26 (0.06) | 337 (0.06) | 0.30 |
Neoplasms (140–239) | 181 (0.03) | 21 (0.01) | 160 (0.03) | 0.01 |
Infectious and Parasitic Diseases (001–139) | 115 (0.02) | 5 (0.01) | 110 (0.02) | – |
Complications of Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Puerperium (630–676) | 1 (0.00) | 1 (0.00) | 0 (0.00) | < 0.001 |
Diseases of the Blood and Blood-Forming Organs (280–289) | 0 (0.00) | 0 (0.00) | 0 (0.00) | < 0.001 |