Research Article

The Effectiveness of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Treating Patients with Leukemia

Table 2

Distributions of outpatient service providers for pediatric and adult patients with leukemia during 2001–2011.

Outpatient services providersTCM usersTCM nonusers value for 2
VisitsPercentage (95% CI)VisitsPercentage (95% CI)

Pediatric
Type of provider<0.001
 Public hospitals20,40722.33 (22.06, 22.6)80,52219.47 (19.35, 19.59)
 Public Chinese medicine hospitals200.02 (0.01, 0.03)920.02 (0.02, 0.03)
 Private hospitals38,52242.15 (41.83, 42.47)160,04938.70 (38.55, 38.85)
 Private Chinese medicine hospitals860.09 (0.07, 0.11)1910.05 (0.04, 0.05)
 Public clinics1600.18 (0.15, 0.2)1,4970.36 (0.34, 0.38)
 Private clinics32,18735.22 (34.91, 35.53)171,10841.37 (41.22, 41.52)
 Other medicine service providers90.01 (0, 0.02)1030.02 (0.02, 0.03)

Total91,391413,562

Adult
Type of provider<0.001
 Public hospitals52,16720.64 (20.49, 20.80)354,20219.77 (19.71, 19.83)
 Public Chinese medicine hospitals4000.16 (0.14, 0.17)9050.05 (0.05, 0.05)
 Private hospitals91,39636.17 (35.98, 36.36)612,65534.20 (34.13, 34.27)
 Private Chinese medicine hospitals6140.24 (0.22, 0.26)4,0440.23 (0.22, 0.23)
 Public clinics3,7821.5 (1.45, 1.54)40,7162.27 (2.25, 2.29)
 Private clinics103,93241.13 (40.94, 41.32)776,05243.32 (43.24, 43.39)
 Other medicine service providers3990.16 (0.14, 0.17)3,0260.17 (0.16, 0.17)

Total252,6901,791,600

TCM: Traditional Chinese Medicine; CI: confidence interval.