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Table 3 Medical visits by the BNHI for study subjects from the NHIRD in age-adjusted linear regression

From: Integrated traditional Chinese medicine for childhood asthma in Taiwan: a Nationwide cohort study

 

Mean

SD

Estimation (95%)

P

All OPD

    

Non-TCM (N = 12435)

3.61

2.82

Reference

 

Single TCM (N = 406)

7.00

7.09

3.56 (3.11, 4.00)

<0.0001

OHQI TCM (N = 9)

5.38

3.62

2.14 (−0.61, 4.90)

0.13

OPD for TCM

    

Non-TCM (N = 12435)

0

   

Single TCM (N = 406)

5.12

5.54

Reference

 

OHQI TCM (N = 9)

5.71

3.50

0.71 (−3.44, 4.87)

0.74

ER

    

Non-TCM (N = 12435)

1.39

0.82

Reference

 

Single TCM (N = 406)

1.50

0.82

0.12 (−0.18, 0.43)

0.44

OHQI TCM (N = 9)

0

   

IPD

    

Non-TCM (N = 12435)

1.17

0.54

Reference

 

Single TCM (N = 406)

1.33

0.50

0.16 (−0.20, 0.53)

0.38

OHQI TCM (N = 9)

0

   
  1. BNHI: Bureau of National Health Insurance, NHIRD: National Health Insurance Research Database, OHQI: Outpatient’s Healthcare Quality Improvement, TCM: Traditional Chinese Medicine.