Table 2.
Frequency distribution of TCM and non-TCM visits by disease categories/diagnosis among children with cerebral palsy
| TCM user | Non-TCM user | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of clinical visits =3214649 | Number of clinical visits =1104382 | |||
| Disease (ICD-9-CM) | Visits no. | % | Visits no | % |
| Infectious and parasitic disease (001–139) | 87845 | 2.73 | 50181 | 4.54 |
| Neoplasms (140–239) | 3992 | 0.12 | 1726 | 0.16 |
| Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic disease and immunity disorder (240–279) | 16310 | 0.51 | 5527 | 0.50 |
| Blood and blood-forming organs (280–289) | 2894 | 0.09 | 1208 | 0.11 |
| Mental disorder (290–319) | 195321 | 6.08 | 53797 | 4.87 |
| Nervous system (320–389) | 1496602 | 46.6 | 503782 | 45.6 |
| Circulatory system (390–459) | 21600 | 0.67 | 5241 | 0.47 |
| Respiratory system (460–519) | 847770 | 26.4 | 304833 | 27.6 |
| Digestive system (520–579) | 196656 | 6.12 | 68418 | 6.20 |
| Genitourinary system (580–629) | 16555 | 0.51 | 5870 | 0.53 |
| Complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (630–676) | 430 | 0.01 | 74 | 0.01 |
| Skin and subcutaneous tissue (680–709) | 56605 | 1.76 | 24637 | 2.23 |
| Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (710–739) | 30253 | 0.94 | 7420 | 0.67 |
| Congenital anomalies (740–759) | 56202 | 1.75 | 20061 | 1.82 |
| Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (760–779) | 26011 | 0.81 | 7171 | 0.65 |
| Symptoms, signs and ill-defined conditions (780–799) | 102187 | 3.18 | 28918 | 2.62 |
| Injury and poisoning (800–999) | 57416 | 1.79 | 15518 | 1.41 |