Table 3 Health problems encountered in Chinese and Western medicine22 settings.
From: Morbidity pattern of traditional Chinese medicine primary care in the Hong Kong population
Health Problem (ICPC-2) | *Patient encounters with Chinese medicine practitioners (n = 55,312) | *Patient encounters with Western medicine practitioners (n = 68,140) |
|---|---|---|
n (%) | ||
General (A) | 3361 (6.1%) | 3085 (4.5%) |
Blood (B) | 42 (0.1%) | 336 (0.5%) |
Digestive (D) | 5144 (9.3%) | 6702 (9.8%) |
Eye (F) | 291 (0.5%) | 1380 (2.0%) |
Ear (H) | 403 (0.7%) | 725 (1.1%) |
Cardiovascular (K) | 1363 (2.5%) | 8756 (12.8%) |
Musculoskeletal (L) | 12,576 (22.7%) | 4839 (7.1%) |
Neurological (N) | 6603 (11.9%) | 1067 (1.6%) |
Psychological (P) | 2795 (5.1%) | 1766 (2.6%) |
Respiratory (R) | 13,792 (24.9%) | 24,653 (36.2%) |
Skin (S) | 4646 (8.4%) | 5049 (7.4%) |
Endocrine (T) | 615 (1.1%) | 6360 (9.3%) |
Urological (U) | 866 (1.6%) | 943 (1.4%) |
Reproductive (W) | 496 (0.9%) | 374 (0.5%) |
Female genital (X) | 2188 (4.0%) | 1431 (2.1%) |
Male genital (Y) | 127 (0.2%) | 554 (0.8%) |
Social problems (Z) | 4 (0.0%) | 118 (0.2%) |
