Table 2

Distribution of Cardiovascular and Noncardiovascular Diseases

Users
 Nonusers
 p value
Average number of diseases
 4
 3
 NSS
Range
 1 – 10
 1 – 8
Average number of cardiovascular diseases
 3
 3
 NSS
     Arrhythmia
 25
 32
     Congestive Heart Failure
 38
 52
     Coronary Heart Disease
 45
 54
     Hyperlipidemia
 31
 43
     Hypertension
 56
 65
     Other1
 12
 14
     Post-heart Transplant Recipient
 1
 2
     Thromboembolic Disease
 13
 16
     Valvular Heart Disease
 11
 14
Average number of noncardiovascular diseases
 2
 1
 NSS
     Arthritis
 25
 17
     Cancer
 3
 4
     Diabetes Mellitis
 33
 33
     Gastrointestinal Disease
 19
 13
     Hypothyroidism
 5
 11
     Nervous System Disorder
 8
 9
     Ocular Disease
 6
 6
     Other2
 30
 13
     Pulmonary Disease
 12
 13
     Renal Disease
 7
 12

1aneurysm, peripheral vascular disease, infective endocarditis, pulmonary hypertension, congenital heart disease;

2allergic rhinitis, scleroderma, systemic lupus erythematosis, Raynaud's disease, benign prostatic disease, osteoporosis

Chagan et al. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2005 5:4   doi:10.1186/1472-6882-5-4