Table 1.
Matched characteristics and coexisting medical conditions for patients who had traumatic brain injury with and without acupuncture treatment.
| Acupuncture treatment | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No (N = 13980) | Yes (N = 3495) | P value | |||
| n | (%) | n | (%) | ||
| Age, years | 1.00 | ||||
| 20–29 | 3024 | (21.6) | 756 | (21.6) | |
| 30–39 | 2464 | (17.6) | 616 | (17.6) | |
| 40–49 | 2596 | (18.6) | 649 | (18.6) | |
| 50–59 | 2356 | (16.9) | 589 | (16.9) | |
| 60–69 | 1632 | (11.7) | 408 | (11.7) | |
| 70–79 | 1448 | (10.4) | 362 | (10.4) | |
| ≥80 | 460 | (3.3) | 115 | (3.3) | |
| Mean ± SD | 47.34 ± 18.03 | 47.39 ± 17.80 | 0.96 | ||
| Gender | 1.00 | ||||
| Female | 7980 | (57.1) | 1995 | (57.1) | |
| Male | 6000 | (42.9) | 1500 | (42.9) | |
| Low income | 1.00 | ||||
| No | 13944 | (99.7) | 3486 | (99.7) | |
| Yes | 36 | (0.3) | 9 | (0.3) | |
| Density of TCM physician | 1.00 | ||||
| Low | 1600 | (11.4) | 400 | (11.4) | |
| Moderate | 5304 | (37.9) | 1326 | (37.9) | |
| High | 7076 | (50.6) | 1769 | (50.6) | |
| Coexisting medical conditions | |||||
| Hypertension | 2364 | (16.9) | 591 | (16.9) | 1.00 |
| Mental disorder | 2128 | (15.2) | 532 | (15.2) | 1.00 |
| Diabetes mellitus | 1064 | (7.6) | 266 | (7.6) | 1.00 |
| Stroke | 784 | (5.6) | 196 | (5.6) | 1.00 |
| Ischemic heart disease | 664 | (4.8) | 166 | (4.8) | 1.00 |
| Hyperlipidemia | 556 | (4.0) | 139 | (4.0) | 1.00 |
| Migraine | 200 | (1.4) | 50 | (1.4) | 1.00 |
| Epilepsy | 88 | (0.6) | 22 | (0.6) | 1.00 |
SD: standard deviation; TCM: traditional Chinese medicine.