From: An investigation of the use of acupuncture in stroke patients in Taiwan: a national cohort study
 | Acupuncture use | p-value | OR | (95 % CI)* | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No (N = 242213) | Yes (N = 42788) | ||||||
Sex | n | (%) | n | (%) | <0.0001 | Â | Â |
 Women | 101,397 | (85.5) | 17,225 | (14.5) |  | 1.04 | (1.01–1.06) |
 Men | 140,816 | (84.6) | 25,563 | (15.4) |  | 1.00 | (reference) |
Age, years | <0.0001 | Â | Â | ||||
 20–29 | 1819 | (83.1) | 369 | (16.9) |  | 3.44 | (3.04–3.89) |
 30–39 | 5680 | (78.9) | 1517 | (21.1) |  | 4.05 | (3.77–4.36) |
 40–49 | 20,319 | (79.3) | 5298 | (20.7) |  | 3.79 | (3.60–4.00) |
 50–59 | 39,190 | (79.6) | 10,054 | (20.4) |  | 3.56 | (3.39–3.73) |
 60–69 | 58,684 | (82.6) | 12,374 | (17.4) |  | 3.05 | (2.91–3.18) |
 70–79 | 74,891 | (87.8) | 10,424 | (12.2) |  | 2.04 | (1.95–2.13) |
  ≥ 80 | 41,630 | (93.8) | 2752 | (6.2) |  | 1.00 | (reference) |
 Mean ± SD | 67.4 ± 13.3 | 62.5 ± 12.5 | <0.0001 |  |  | ||
Income | <0.0001 | Â | Â | ||||
 Very low | 13,611 | (86.1) | 2203 | (13.9) |  | 1.00 | (reference) |
 Low | 71,645 | (85.4) | 12,283 | (14.6) |  | 1.23 | (1.16–1.30) |
 Moderate | 42,567 | (84.9) | 7565 | (15.1) |  | 1.31 | (1.24–1.38) |
 High | 88,550 | (87.1) | 13,152 | (12.9) |  | 1.30 | (1.23–1.38) |
 Very high | 25,840 | (77.3) | 7585 | (22.7) |  | 1.55 | (1.47–1.65) |
Occupation | <0.0001 | Â | Â | ||||
 White collar | 73,946 | (82.0) | 16,188 | (18.0) |  | 1.16 | (1.12–1.20) |
 Blue collar | 115,906 | (86.5) | 18,067 | (13.5) |  | 1.00 | (reference) |
 Other | 52,361 | (86.0) | 8533 | (14.0) |  | 1.06 | (1.02–1.11) |
Urbanization | <0.0001 | Â | Â | ||||
 Low | 17,323 | (90.3) | 1858 | (9.7) |  | 1.00 | (reference) |
 Moderate | 93,336 | (87.4) | 13,509 | (12.6) |  | 1.21 | (1.15–1.28) |
 High | 131,554 | (82.8) | 27,421 | (17.3) |  | 1.44 | (1.37–1.52) |
Density of TCM | <0.0001 | Â | Â | ||||
 Low | 64,074 | (88.8) | 8117 | (11.2) |  | 1.00 | (reference) |
 Moderate | 121,661 | (84.6) | 22,199 | (15.4) |  | 1.17 | (1.14–1.21) |
 High | 56,478 | (81.9) | 12,472 | (18.1) |  | 1.43 | (1.39–1.48) |
 Mean ± SD | 1.6 ± 1.2 | 1.8 ± 1.3 | <0.0001 |  |  |