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Table 2 Respiratory disorders

From: Management of respiratory disorders in a Chinese medicine teaching clinic in Australia: review of clinical records

Respiratory disorder

Total patients, n (%) (N = 261)

Total visits, n (%) (N = 842)

Total visits 2010, n (%) (N = 363)

Total visits 2011, n (%) (N = 479)

URTI

124 (47.5)

234 (27.8)

121 (33.3)

113 (23.6)

Cough

41 (15.7)

175 (20.8)

74 (20.4)

101 (21.1)

Hay fever or allergic rhinitis

38 (14.6)

157 (18.6)

65 (17.9)

92 (19.2)

Sinus congestion

35 (13.4)

94 (11.2)

47 (12.9)

47 (9.8)

Asthma

8 (3.1)

64 (7.6)

8 (2.2)

56 (11.7)

Runny nose

3 (1.1)

13 (1.5)

3 (0.8)

10 (2.1)

Pulmonary fibrosis

2 (0.8)

22 (2.6)

0 (0)

22 (4.6)

Bronchitis

2 (0.8)

11 (1.3)

5 (1.4)

6 (1.3)

Shortness of breath

2 (0.8)

8 (1.0)

5 (1.4)

3 (0.6)

Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis

1 (0.4)

32 (3.8)

32 (8.8)

0 (0)

Sleep apnoea

1 (0.4)

12 (1.4)

0 (0)

12 (2.5)

Rhinitis

1 (0.4)

11 (1.3)

1 (0.3)

10 (2.1)

Chest infection

1 (0.4)

6 (0.7)

1 (0.3)

5 (1.0)

Pneumonia

1 (0.4)

2 (0.2)

0 (0)

2 (0.4)

Lung cancer

1 (0.4)

1 (0.1)

1 (0.3)

0 (0)

Total

261

842

363

479

  1. Chi square test for significant difference between year 2010 and 2011: χ2 (14) = 114.7, P < 0.001
  2. During the study period, 261 patients made a total of 842 respiratory disorder visits to the clinic
  3. URTI upper respiratory tract infection