Table 4 The top 10 major disease categories for traditional Chinese medicine visits from 1996 to 2001 in Taiwan
From: Use frequency of traditional Chinese medicine in Taiwan
Major disease category | ICD-9-CM code | Number of visits | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Diseases of the respiratory system | 460–519 | 42,163,916 | 27.0 |
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue | 710–739 | 25,922,217 | 16.6 |
Symptoms, signs and ill-defined conditions | 780–799 | 22,273,597 | 14.3 |
Injury and poisoning | 800–999 | 20,466,702 | 13.1 |
Diseases of digestive system | 520–579 | 19,854,039 | 12.7 |
Diseases of the genitourinary system | 580–629 | 11,269,623 | 7.2 |
Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue | 680–709 | 5,086,736 | 3.3 |
Diseases of the nervous system and sense organs | 320–389 | 4,999,730 | 3.2 |
Diseases of the circulatory system | 390–459 | 3,143,181 | 2.0 |
Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic disease and immune disorders | 240–279 | 1,926,628 | 1.2 |