Original Article
Prescriptions of Chinese Herbal Medicines for Insomnia in Taiwan during 2002
Table 1
Age-specific frequency for the use of Chinese herbal medicines in patients with insomnia under the National Health Insurance in Taiwan during 2002.
| | Age (years) | Subjects with insomnia using Chinese herbal medicines | | Number of patients (%) | Male (%) | Female (%) |
| | 0–9 | 65 | (0.4%) | 27 | (0.17%) | 38 | (0.23%) | | 10–19 | 373 | (2.3%) | 151 | (0.94%) | 222 | (1.38%) | | 20–29 | 2131 | (13.2%) | 677 | (4.20%) | 1454 | (9.01%) | | 30–39 | 3839 | (23.8%) | 1273 | (7.90%) | 2566 | (15.90%) | | 40–49 | 4074 | (25.3%) | 1381 | (8.56%) | 2693 | (16.70%) | | 50–59 | 2743 | (17.0%) | 846 | (5.24%) | 1897 | (11.76%) | | 60–69 | 1694 | (10.5%) | 596 | (3.69%) | 1098 | (6.81%) | | 70–79 | 988 | (6.1%) | 447 | (2.77%) | 541 | (3.35%) | | ≥80 | 227 | (1.4%) | 96 | (0.60%) | 131 | (0.81%) |
| | Total | 16 134 | (100%) | 5494 | (34.05%) | 10 640 | (65.95%) |
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Male : female = 1 : 1.94.
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