Table 2 Adverse experiences on traditional Korean medicinal therapies and the number of disease incidents
Demographic characteristics | No. of respondents | Adverse experience | Diseases related to adverse experiences | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No | Yes | Digestive system | Skin | Nervous system | Kidney | Others | ||
All respondents | 915 | 840(91.8) | 75(8.2) | 30(40.0) | 23(30.6) | 11(14.6) | 5(6.6) | 6(8.0) |
Gender | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  Male | 425 | 388(91.3) | 37(8.7) | 16(43.2) | 14(37.8) | 2(5.4) | 3(8.1) | 2(5.4) |
  Female | 490 | 452(92.1) | 38(7.9) | 14(36.8) | 9(23.7) | 9(23.7) | 2(5.3) | 4(10.5) |
Age | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  20-29 | 194 | 174(89.7) | 20(10.3) | 12(60.0) | 5(25.0) | 1(5.0) | 1(5.0) | 1(5.0) |
  30-39 | 244 | 223(91.4) | 21(8.6) | 6(28.6) | 8(38.0) | 5(23.8) | 1(4.8) | 1(4.8) |
  40-49 | 229 | 214(93.4) | 15(6.6) | 3(20.0) | 6(40.1) | 2(13.3) | 2(13.3) | 2(13.3) |
  50-59 | 158 | 143(90.5) | 15(9.5) | 9(60.2) | 1(6.6) | 2(13.3) | 1(6.6) | 2(13.3) |
  60-69 | 90 | 86(95.6) | 4(4.4) | - | 3(76.0) | 1(24.0) | - | - |
N. of utilizations | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  ≤5 | 675 | 623(92.3) | 52(7.7) | 23(44.2) | 16(30.8) | 6(13.5) | 2(3.8) | 4(7.7) |
  6-10 | 120 | 110(91.7) | 10(8.3) | 2(20.0) | 6(60.0) | 1(10.0) | - | 1(10.0) |
  ≥11 | 120 | 107(89.2) | 13(10.8) | 5(38.4) | 1(7.7) | 3(23.1) | 3(23.1) | 1(7.7) |