Research Article
Traditional Chinese Medicine Use among Patients with Psoriasis in Taiwan: A Nationwide Population-Based Study
Table 1
Demographic characteristics of TCM and non-TCM users among patients with psoriasis from 2000 to 2010 in Taiwan.
| Variable | Non-TCM users | TCM users | value | | (%) | | (%) |
| Number of cases | 8426 | 29.6 | 20084 | 70.4 | | Sex | | | | | <0.0001 | Female | 3457 | 41.0 | 11035 | 54.9 | | Male | 4969 | 59.0 | 9049 | 45.1 | | Age, y | | | | | <0.0001 | <25 | 3560 | 42.3 | 9601 | 47.8 | | 25–35 | 1275 | 15.1 | 3681 | 18.3 | | 35–65 | 2451 | 29.1 | 5554 | 27.7 | | ≧65 | 1140 | 13.5 | 1248 | 6.2 | | Mean (SD) | 34.5 (22.7) | | 30.0 (18.7) | | <0.0001 | Occupation | | | | | <0.0001 | White collar | 4716 | 56.0 | 11892 | 59.2 | | Blue collar | 2475 | 29.4 | 5805 | 28.9 | | Others | 1235 | 14.7 | 2387 | 11.9 | | Urbanization | | | | | 0.0090 | 1 (highest) | 2487 | 29.5 | 5992 | 29.8 | | 2 | 2467 | 29.3 | 6007 | 29.9 | | 3 | 1514 | 18.0 | 3773 | 18.8 | | 4+ (lowest) | 1958 | 23.2 | 4312 | 21.5 | | Interval between the diagnosis of psoriasis and the first visit to a TCM clinic, months, median (IQR) | | | 12.0 (28.4) | | |
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Chi-square test; Student’s -test. White collar: civil services, institution workers, enterprise, business, and industrial administration personnel. Blue collar: farmers, fishermen, vendors, and industrial laborers. Others: retired, unemployed and low-income populations.
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