Table 2. The distribution of the medication use of Yunnan Baiyao capsules.
Characteristics | Number | Percentage (%) |
---|---|---|
Use for the first time | ||
Total (missing) | 31,506 [50] | 100.00 |
No | 3,192 | 10.13 |
Yes | 25,935 | 82.32 |
Unclear | 2,379 | 7.55 |
Administration route | ||
Total (missing) | 31,506 [50] | 100.00 |
Oral | 31,225 | 99.11 |
External | 53 | 0.17 |
Others | 13 | 0.04 |
Oral and external | 214 | 0.68 |
Oral and others | 1 | 0.00 |
Dosage (number of capsules) | ||
Total (missing) | 31,496 [60] | 100.00 |
Mean ± SD | 7.7±1.2 | – |
Median | 8.0 | – |
Quartile range | 8.0–8.0 | – |
Range | 0.5–24.0 | – |
Medication time (days) | ||
Total (missing) | 31,215 [341] | 100.00 |
Mean ± SD | 16.4±9.3 | – |
Median | 15.0 | – |
Quartile | 10.0–18.0 | – |
Range | 1.0–167.0 | – |
SD, standard deviation.