Table 3 Top 5 disease codes among liver cancer patients during the years 1996–2007 for all outpatient visits and outpatient visits specifically for liver cancer
From: Utilization pattern of traditional Chinese medicine for liver cancer patients in Taiwan
| Â | Western medicine | Traditional chinese medicine | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ranking | Disease (Code) | No. | Percentage (95% CI) | Disease (Code) | No. | Percentage (95% CI) |
Outpatient visits specifically for liver cancer | ||||||
Total = 1,181,130 | Total = 384,074 |  |  | |||
1 | Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis (571) | 84,263 | 7.31 (7.26-7.36) | Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis (571) | 22,419 | 5.84 (5.77-5.91) |
2 | Malignant neoplasm of the liver and hepatic bile ducts (155) | 75,881 | 6.42 (6.38-6.46) | Malignant neoplasm of the liver and hepatic bile ducts (155) | 1,9847 | 5.17 (5.10-5.24) |
3 | Diabetes Mellitus (250) | 49,506 | 4.19 (4.15-4.23) | General symptoms (780) | 13,060 | 3.4 (3.34-3.46) |
4 | Essential hypertension (401) | 48,762 | 4.13 (4.09-4.17) | Acute upper respiratory infections (465) | 12,231 | 3.18 (3.12-3.24) |
5 | Acute upper respiratory infections (465) | 40,502 | 3.43 (3.40-3.46) | Essential hypertension (401) | 11,604 | 3.02 (2.97-3.07) |
Ranking | Disease (Code) | No. | Percentage (95%CI) | Disease (Code) | No. | Percentage (95%CI) |
All outpatient visits | ||||||
Total = 86,850,726 |  |  | Total = 29,277,941 |  |  | |
1 | Acute upper respiratory infections (465) | 5,932,918 | 6.84 (6.83-6.85) | Acute upper respiratory infections (465) | 1,757,625 | 6.00 (5.99-6.01) |
2 | Essential hypertension (401) | 3,884,150 | 4.47 (4.47-4.47) | General symptoms (780) | 857,752 | 2.93 (2.92-2.94) |
3 | Diabetes Mellitus (250) | 3,027,309 | 3.49 (3.49-3.49) | Essential hypertension (401) | 805,130 | 2.75 (2.74-2.76) |
4 | General symptoms (780) | 2,030,401 | 2.34 (2.34-2.34) | Other and unspecified disorders of the back (724) | 706,248 | 2.41 (2.40-2.42) |
5 | Disorders of conjunctica (372) | 1,642,787 | 1.89 (1.89-1.89) | Diabetes Mellitus (250) | 635,054 | 2.17 (2.16-2.18) |