Table 2 Characteristics of patients screened
Characteristic | Demographic data |
|---|---|
No. of patients screened, N (% of total) | 1028 (100%) |
Mean age, years | 56.59 (95% CI 55.51 to 57.67) |
Gender, N (% of total) | |
Male | 443 (43.09%) |
Female | 585 (56.91%) |
Ethnicity, N (% of total) | |
Chinese | 996 (96.89%) |
Malay | 16 (1.56%) |
Indian | 4 (0.39%) |
Eurasian | 4 (0.39%) |
Others | 8 (0.77%) |
Level of education, N (% of total) | |
Primary | 131 (12.74%) |
Secondary | 345 (33.56%) |
Tertiary | 550 (53.50%) |
Others | 2 (0.20%) |
Purpose of visit to TCM Clinic, N (% of total) | |
Internal Medicine | 529 (51.46%) |
Musculoskeletal | 228 (22.18%) |
External Medicine | 74 (7.20%) |
Oncology | 67 (6.52%) |
Fertility | 64 (6.22%) |
Renal | 62 (6.03%) |
Do not wish to disclose | 4 (0.39%) |