Research Article

Distributions of Usage and the Costs of Conventional Medicine and Traditional Chinese Medicine for Lung Cancer Patients in Taiwan

Table 3

Top 5 disease codes among lung cancer patients during the years 1996–2010 for all outpatient visits one year before and after lung cancer diagnosis.

RankingNonsurgery ( )Surgery ( )
TCM nonusers ( )TCM users ( )TCM nonusers ( )TCM users ( )
Disease (code)No.Percentage
(95% CI)
Disease (code)No.Percentage
(95% CI)
Disease (code)No.Percentage
(95% CI)
Disease (code)No.Percentage
(95% CI)

Outpatient visits one year after lung cancer diagnosis
Total visits = 141,792Total visits = 78,372Total visits = 18,148Total visits = 11,292
1Lung cancer (162)41,43129.22
(28.98, 29.46)
Lung cancer (162)16,30820.81
(20.52, 21.09)
Lung cancer (162)8,11744.73
(44.00, 45.45)
Lung cancer (162)4,67441.39
(40.48, 42.3)
2Essential hypertension (401)11,9178.40
(8.26, 8.55)
Acute upper respiratory infections (465)4,9896.37
(6.19, 6.54)
Diabetes mellitus (250)1,1506.34
(5.98, 6.69)
Essential hypertension (401)6615.85
(5.42, 6.29)
3Diabetes mellitus (250)11,4808.10
(7.95, 8.24)
Essential hypertension (401)4,6925.99
(5.82, 6.15)
Essential hypertension (401)1,1356.25
(5.9, 6.61)
Diabetes mellitus (250)6585.83
(5.40, 6.26)
4Acute upper respiratory infections (465)7,9685.62
(5.50, 5.74)
Diabetes mellitus (250)4,4505.68
(5.52, 5.84)
Acute upper respiratory infections (465)7984.40
(4.10, 4.70)
General symptoms (780)5604.96
(4.56, 5.36)
5General symptoms (780)6,6524.69
(4.58, 4.80)
General symptoms (780)3,5264.50
(4.35, 4.64)
Symptoms involving respiratory system and other chest symptoms (786)7364.06
(3.77, 4.34)
Acute upper respiratory infections (465)4874.31
(3.94, 4.69)

Outpatient visits one years before lung cancer diagnosis
Total visits = 132,886Total visits = 56,631Total visits = 12,817Total visits = 7,512
1Acute upper respiratory infections (465)10,9868.27
(8.12, 8.42)
Acute upper respiratory infections (465)7,09312.52
(12.25, 12.8)
Acute upper respiratory infections (465)1,1829.22
(8.72, 9.72)
Acute upper respiratory infections (465)6438.56
(7.93, 9.19)
2Essential hypertension (401)10,8458.16
(8.01, 8.31)
Essential hypertension (401)4,4787.91
(7.69, 8.13)
Essential hypertension (401)9037.05
(6.60, 7.49)
Diabetes mellitus (250)6248.31
(7.68, 8.93)
3Diabetes mellitus (250)9,0956.84
(6.71, 6.98)
Diabetes mellitus (250)3,9586.99
(6.78, 7.20)
Diabetes mellitus (250)8116.33
(5.91, 6.75)
Essential hypertension (401)4075.42
(4.91, 5.93)
4General symptoms (780)5,5864.20
(4.10, 4.31)
General symptoms (780)3,9096.90
(6.69, 7.11)
General symptoms (780)5164.03
(3.69, 4.37)
General symptoms (780)3674.89
(4.40, 5.37)
5Acute bronchitis and bronchiolitis (466)4,7473.57
(3.47, 3.67)
Symptoms involving respiratory system and other chest symptoms (786)3,0295.35
(5.16, 5.53)
Hypertensive heart disease (402)4323.37
(3.06, 3.68)
Acute bronchitis and bronchiolitis (466)3514.67
(4.20, 5.15)