Table 4.
Medical History of the Study Participants
| Diseases | Total (n = 20,613) |
|---|---|
| Cardiovascular diseasea | 228 (1.1) |
| Cancerb | 229 (1.1) |
| Diabetes mellitus | 65 (0.3) |
| Hyperthyroidism or hypothyroidism | 588 (2.9) |
| Gastritis or gastric ulcer or duodenal ulcer or reflux esophagitis | 5317 (25.8) |
| Migraine headaches | 1239 (6.0) |
| Allergic rhinitis | 4010 (19.5) |
| Eczema (atopic dermatitis) | 2393 (11.6) |
| Depression | 261 (1.3) |
| Sexually transmitted infectionc | 416 (2.0) |
| Endometriosis | 407 (2.0) |
| Myoma uteri | 904 (4.4) |
| Non-specific vaginitis or candida vaginitis | 1688 (8.2) |
Data are expressed as number (%).
a
Presence of any of the following: hypertension, myocardial infarction, stroke, transient ischemic attack, coronary bypass, angioplasty, or stent, deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism, angina pectoris.
b
Presence of any of the following: thyroid cancer, breast cancer, stomach cancer, cervical cancer, biliary tract cancer, ovarian cancer, colorectal cancer, lung cancer.
c
Presence of any of the following: syphilis, gonorrhea, chancroid, clamydia, human immunodeficiency virus, herpes genitalis, condyloma, trichomonas vaginitis.