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Table 7 Number of visits and percentage distribution of diseases categories for traditional Chinese medicine visits by gender, 1996–2001, in Taiwan

From: Use frequency of traditional Chinese medicine in Taiwan

Major disease category

Female

Male

Diseases of the respiratory system

22486766 (24.7%)

19229835 (28.6%)

Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue

14591874 (16.0%)

10960835 (16.3%)

Symptoms, signs and ill-defined conditions

13117731 (14.4%)

8962408 (13.4%)

Injury and poisoning

10681063 (11.7%)

9549648 (14.2%)

Diseases of the digestive system

10358168 (11.4%)

9254229 (13.8%)

Diseases of the genitourinary system

9637077 (10.6%)

1470300 (2.2%)

Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue

3012960 (3.3%)

2021566 (3.0%)

Diseases of the nervous system and sense organs

2987998 (3.3%)

1973514 (2.9%)

Diseases of the circulatory system

1609018 (1.8%)

1496484 (2.2%)

Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases and immunological disorders

934956 (1.0%)

954273 (1.4%)

Total

91204278

67149765