Table 2 Characteristics of patients under care of Chinese medicine practitioners in the private and public sectors.
From: Morbidity pattern of traditional Chinese medicine primary care in the Hong Kong population
Public sector (n = 29,763) | Private sector (n = 25,340) | TCM Total (n = 55,103) | General population (2013) (n = 71,875,000) | WM (n = 52,337) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
*Age Mean (SD) (years) | 52.6 (19.7) | 48.0 (19.4) | 50.5 (19.7) | 41.0 (20.9) | 43.5 (21.9) |
Range | 0–100 | 0–101 | 0–101 | 0–100+ | 0 − |
Female-to-male ratio | 1.97:1 | 2.09:1 | 2.01:1 | 1.2:1 | 1.4:1 |
†Age group (years), n (%) | n (%) | ||||
<15 | 1312 (4.4) | 1241 (4.9) | 2562 (4.6) | (11.1) | NA |
15–24 | 1450 (4.9) | 1685 (6.6) | 3156 (5.7) | (12.0) | |
25–44 | 6609 (22.2) | 7861(31.0) | 14510 (26.2) | (31.1) | |
45–64 | 11414 (38.3) | 9276 (36.6) | 20772 (37.6) | (31.7) | |
>65 | 8978 (30.2) | 5277 (20.8) | 14303 (25.9) | (14.2) | |
*Nature of health problem | |||||
Acute | 8387 (28.2) | 10071 (39.7) | 18626 (33.7) | NA | 41166 (58.9) |
Chronic | 20779 (69.8) | 14611 (57.6) | 35415 (64) | 25045 (35.8) | |
Preventive | 600 (2.0) | 664 (2.6) | 1271 (2.3) | 3693 (5.2) | |
†Payment method | |||||
Self-payment | 23259 (78.1) | 22831 (90.1) | 46258 (83.6) | 32340 (62.0) | |
Government subsidy | 2601 (8.7) | 11 (0) | 2612 (4.7) | 3258 (6.2) | |
Medical insurance | 1093 (3.7) | 2069 (8.2) | 3180 (5.7) | 61124 (30.9) | |
Health care voucher | 822 (2.8) | 283 (1.1) | 1119 (2.0) | NA | |
Others | 1991 (6.7) | 152 (0.6) | 2143 (3.9) | 406 (0.8) | |
Number of CMPs | 150 | 110 | 260 | ||
*Number of hours per day | 7.44 (1.3) | 7.93 (1.4) | 7.67 (1.34) | 8.0 (1.3) | |
*Number of patients per day | 22.23 (7.8) | 12.13 (8.7) | 17.56 (9.64) | NA | |
