Table 2.
Frequency distribution of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) visits by major disease categories (according to 9th ICD codes) among diabetes patients from 1998 to 2008 in Taiwan.
| Major disease category | ICD-9-CM codes | No. of visits (no. of patients) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chinese herbal remedies | Acupuncture or manipulative therapies | Total of TCM | ||
| Infectious and parasitic diseases | 001–139 | 21,083 (761) | 69 (13) | 21,152 (772) |
| Neoplasms | 140–239 | 33,132 (366) | 613 (20) | 33,745 (381) |
| Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases, and immunity disorders | 240–279 | 439,612 (5,565) | 1,995 (127) | 441,607 (5,620) |
| Diabetes | 250 | 377,621 (4,328) | 1,505 (65) | 379,126 (4,350) |
| Others | 61,991 (1,703) | 490 (62) | 62,481 (1,742) | |
| Mental disorders | 290–319 | 24,834 (858) | 536 (28) | 25,370 (876) |
| Diseases of nervous system and sense organs | 320–389 | 104,033 (3,962) | 4,593 (802) | 108,626 (4,513) |
| Diseases of circulatory system | 390–459 | 180,821 (3,647) | 5,857 (444) | 186,678 (3,892) |
| Diseases of respiratory system | 460–519 | 377,262 (10,505) | 1,423 (126) | 378,685 (10,537) |
| Diseases of digestive system | 520–579 | 417,611 (9,387) | 1,332 (129) | 418,943 (9,432) |
| Diseases of genitourinary system | 580–629 | 171,262 (4,145) | 1,294 (63) | 172,556 (4,170) |
| Diseases of skin and subcutaneous tissue | 680–709 | 61,387 (2,784) | 280 (41) | 61,667 (2,810) |
| Diseases of musculoskeletal system and connective tissue | 710–739 | 318,920 (8,808) | 82,936 (12,682) | 401,856 (16,932) |
| Symptoms, signs, and ill-defined conditions | 780–799 | 608,535 (14,216) | 3,839 (458) | 612,374 (14,345) |
| Injury and poisoning | 800–999 | 17,994 (1,389) | 90,542 (14,141) | 108,536 (14,625) |
| Supplementary classification+ | V01–V82, | 115 (9) | 0 (0) | 115 (9) |
| E800–E999 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
| Others* | 851,021 (15,034) | 96,311 (11,164) | 947,332 (18,954) | |
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| Total | 3,627,622 (27,135) | 291,620 (22,891) | 3,919,242 (31,289) | |
*Others include ICD-9-CM codes 280–289, 630–677, 740–759, 760–779 and missing/error data; +Supplementary classification of factors influencing health status and contact with health service, external causes of injury and poisoning.