Research Article
Reduced Use of Emergency Care and Hospitalization in Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury Receiving Acupuncture Treatment
Table 1
Matched characteristics and coexisting medical conditions for patients who had traumatic brain injury with and without acupuncture treatment.
| | | Acupuncture treatment | | | | No () | Yes () | value | | | | (%) | | (%) | |
| | Age, years | | | | | 1.00 | | 20–29 | 3024 | (21.6) | 756 | (21.6) | | | 30–39 | 2464 | (17.6) | 616 | (17.6) | | | 40–49 | 2596 | (18.6) | 649 | (18.6) | | | 50–59 | 2356 | (16.9) | 589 | (16.9) | | | 60–69 | 1632 | (11.7) | 408 | (11.7) | | | 70–79 | 1448 | (10.4) | 362 | (10.4) | | | ≥80 | 460 | (3.3) | 115 | (3.3) | | | Mean ± SD | | | 0.96 | | Gender | | | | | 1.00 | | Female | 7980 | (57.1) | 1995 | (57.1) | | | Male | 6000 | (42.9) | 1500 | (42.9) | | | Low income | | | | | 1.00 | | No | 13944 | (99.7) | 3486 | (99.7) | | | Yes | 36 | (0.3) | 9 | (0.3) | | | Density of TCM physician | | | | | 1.00 | | Low | 1600 | (11.4) | 400 | (11.4) | | | Moderate | 5304 | (37.9) | 1326 | (37.9) | | | High | 7076 | (50.6) | 1769 | (50.6) | | | Coexisting medical conditions | | | | | | | Hypertension | 2364 | (16.9) | 591 | (16.9) | 1.00 | | Mental disorder | 2128 | (15.2) | 532 | (15.2) | 1.00 | | Diabetes mellitus | 1064 | (7.6) | 266 | (7.6) | 1.00 | | Stroke | 784 | (5.6) | 196 | (5.6) | 1.00 | | Ischemic heart disease | 664 | (4.8) | 166 | (4.8) | 1.00 | | Hyperlipidemia | 556 | (4.0) | 139 | (4.0) | 1.00 | | Migraine | 200 | (1.4) | 50 | (1.4) | 1.00 | | Epilepsy | 88 | (0.6) | 22 | (0.6) | 1.00 |
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SD: standard deviation; TCM: traditional Chinese medicine.
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