An Investigation of the Use of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Stroke Patients in Taiwan
Table 1
Comparisons of sociodemographic characteristics, comorbidities, and other medical conditions between stroke patients using traditional Chinese medicine or not.
TCM use
P value
No ()
Yes ()
Sex
(%)
(%)
0.007
Women
4376
(41.3)
2059
(43.6)
Men
6229
(58.7)
2666
(56.4)
Age, years
<0.0001
20–29
73
(0.7)
65
(1.4)
30–59
2746
(25.9)
1675
(35.4)
60–69
2514
(23.7)
1309
(27.7)
≥70
5272
(49.7)
1676
(35.5)
Mean ± SD
<0.0001
Occupation, white collar
3382
(31.9)
1828
(38.7)
<0.0001
Low income
126
(1.2)
32
(0.7)
0.004
Urbanization
<0.0001
Low
754
(7.1)
270
(5.7)
Moderate
4063
(38.3)
1648
(34.9)
High
5788
(54.6)
2807
(59.4)
Density of TCM physicians
<0.0001
Low
2838
(26.8)
1031
(21.8)
Moderate
5256
(49.6)
2358
(49.9)
High
2511
(23.7)
1336
(28.3)
Rehabilitation
2982
(28.1)
2072
(43.9)
<0.0001
Hypertension
6343
(59.8)
3044
(64.4)
<0.0001
Diabetes mellitus
3102
(29.3)
1385
(29.3)
0.94
Hyperlipidemia
972
(9.2)
578
(12.2)
<0.0001
Myocardial infarction
241
(2.3)
98
(2.1)
0.44
Renal dialysis
220
(2.1)
39
(0.8)
<0.0001
Ischemic stroke
6481
(61.1)
2839
(60.1)
0.29
Length of stay, <10 day
6797
(64.1)
3054
(64.6)
0.52
Mean ± SD
0.93
SD: standard deviation; TCM: traditional Chinese medicine.
