Table 1.
Results of the Cox proportional hazards regression analyses of medical services utilization for menstrual disorders among different medical professions in Taiwan (N = 7653)
| Condition | Adjusted hazards ratio (95 % confidence interval) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (ICD-9-CM code) | p value | |||||
| MT, OT, PT, RT | Registered nurses | Physicians | Doctors of Chinese medicine | Dentists | Pharmacists | |
| (n = 658) | (n = 5949) | (n = 238) | (n = 48) | (n = 101) | (n = 479) | |
| Any menstrual disorder | 1.00 | 1.13 (1.02-1.24) | 0.58 (0.48-0.72) | 2.52 (1.81-3.52) | 1.00 (0.77-1.30) | 0.96 (0.83-1.12) |
| 0.018 | <0.001 | <0.001 | 0.988 | 0.589 | ||
| Amenorrhea (626.0) | 1.00 | 1.26 (1.08-1.47) | 0.58 (0.41-0.84) | 0.84 (0.41-1.70) | 1.00 (0.65-1.55) | 0.85 (0.66-1.09) |
| 0.004 | 0.003 | 0.620 | >0.999 | 0.192 | ||
| Oligoemorrhea or hypomenorrhea (626.1) | 1.00 | 1.34 (0.98-1.82) | 0.28 (0.10-0.76) | 4.71 (2.35-9.41) | 0.33 (0.08-1.38) | 1.34 (0.86-2.09) |
| 0.066 | 0.013 | <0.001 | 0.129 | 0.191 | ||
| Menorrhagia (626.2) | 1.00 | 1.44 (1.05-1.98) | 0.95 (0.52-1.71) | 1.02 (0.32-3.28) | 0.97 (0.41-2.28) | 1.64 (1.08-2.49) |
| 0.023 | 0.855 | 0.980 | 0.937 | 0.020 | ||
| Irregular menstrual cycle (626.4) | 1.00 | 1.27 (1.11-1.46) | 0.49 (0.36-0.68) | 1.32 (0.80-2.16) | 0.87 (0.59-1.28) | 1.08 (0.89-1.33) |
| <0.001 | <0.001 | 0.276 | 0.473 | 0.438 | ||
| Metrorrhagia (626.6) | 1.00 | 1.32 (1.00-1.73) | 0.25 (0.10-0.63) | not calculable | 1.20 (0.60-2.43) | 0.98 (0.64-1.50) |
| 0.048 | 0.003 | 0.608 | 0.920 | |||
| Dysfunctional uterine bleeding (626.8) | 1.00 | 1.34 (1.10-1.64) | 0.72 (0.47-1.11) | 1.00 (0.44-2.28) | 1.52 (0.95-2.43) | 0.89 (0.65-1.22) |
| 0.004 | 0.134 | 0.996 | 0.080 | 0.463 | ||
| Unspecified disorders of menstruation (626.9) | 1.00 | 1.22 (1.04-1.44) | 0.71 (0.50-1.01) | 2.69 (1.67-4.34) | 0.91 (0.57-1.45) | 1.14 (0.89-1.45) |
| 0.016 | 0.054 | <0.001 | 0.695 | 0.302 | ||
| Dysmenorrhea (625.3) | 1.00 | 0.96 (0.81-1.14) | 0.57 (0.38-0.85) | 5.18 (3.40-7.90) | 0.68 (0.39-1.18) | 0.86 (0.66-1.13) |
| 0.625 | 0.006 | <0.001 | 0.169 | 0.288 | ||
| Premenstrual tension syndrome (625.4) | 1.00 | 0.74 (0.52-1.06) | 0.23 (0.07-0.76) | 3.74 (1.72-8.13) | 0.19 (0.03-1.41) | 0.69 (0.38-1.25) |
| 0.099 | 0.015 | 0.001 | 0.105 | 0.219 | ||
All Cox regression models were adjusted for licensing age
ICD-9-CM International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification; 95 % CI 95 % confidence interval; MT medical technologists and medical technologist assistant; OT occupational therapists and occupational therapist assistants; PT physiotherapists and physiotherapist assistants; RT medical radiological technologists and medical radiological technicians