Table 3.

Top 5 disease codes among liver cancer patients during the years 1996–2007 for all outpatient visits and outpatient visits specifically for liver cancer

	Western medicine			Traditional chinese medicine
Ranking	Disease (Code)	No.	Percentage (95% CI)	Disease (Code)	No.	Percentage (95% CI)
Outpatient visits specifically for liver cancer
Total = 1,181,130				Total = 384,074
1	Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis (571)	84,263	7.31 (7.26-7.36)	Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis (571)	22,419	5.84 (5.77-5.91)
2	Malignant neoplasm of the liver and hepatic bile ducts (155)	75,881	6.42 (6.38-6.46)	Malignant neoplasm of the liver and hepatic bile ducts (155)	1,9847	5.17 (5.10-5.24)
3	Diabetes Mellitus (250)	49,506	4.19 (4.15-4.23)	General symptoms (780)	13,060	3.4 (3.34-3.46)
4	Essential hypertension (401)	48,762	4.13 (4.09-4.17)	Acute upper respiratory infections (465)	12,231	3.18 (3.12-3.24)
5	Acute upper respiratory infections (465)	40,502	3.43 (3.40-3.46)	Essential hypertension (401)	11,604	3.02 (2.97-3.07)
Ranking	Disease (Code)	No.	Percentage (95%CI)	Disease (Code)	No.	Percentage (95%CI)
All outpatient visits
Total = 86,850,726				Total = 29,277,941
1	Acute upper respiratory infections (465)	5,932,918	6.84 (6.83-6.85)	Acute upper respiratory infections (465)	1,757,625	6.00 (5.99-6.01)
2	Essential hypertension (401)	3,884,150	4.47 (4.47-4.47)	General symptoms (780)	857,752	2.93 (2.92-2.94)
3	Diabetes Mellitus (250)	3,027,309	3.49 (3.49-3.49)	Essential hypertension (401)	805,130	2.75 (2.74-2.76)
4	General symptoms (780)	2,030,401	2.34 (2.34-2.34)	Other and unspecified disorders of the back (724)	706,248	2.41 (2.40-2.42)
5	Disorders of conjunctica (372)	1,642,787	1.89 (1.89-1.89)	Diabetes Mellitus (250)	635,054	2.17 (2.16-2.18)

CI: confidence interval.