Research Article
Clinical Practice Pattern of Korean Medicine Doctors in Idiopathic Short Stature Treatment: A Survey Study
Table 2
Diagnosis pattern of idiopathic short stature in respondents.
| | Diagnosis pattern | n (%) |
| | What indications do you use when ISS treatment? (Duplicate response) | Heights of parents | 57 (98.3) | | Height, weight, and growth rate of child | 55 (94.8) | | Amount of meal, digestive function | 52 (89.7) | | Pattern identification (辨證) | 38 (65.5) | | Growth plate test (X-ray) | 37 (63.8) | | Pulse diagnosis (脈診) | 36 (62.1) | | Abdominal diagnosis (腹診) | 34 (58.6) | | Tongue diagnosis (舌診) | 30 (51.7) | | Growth hormone test (blood test) | 13 (22.4) | | Growth plate test (ultrasonography) | 3 (5.2) |
| | What accompanied diseases do you check when ISS treatment? (Top 3) | Digestive diseases | 53 (91.4) | | Respiratory diseases | 33 (56.9) | | Allergic diseases | 23 (39.7) | | Underlying disease can cause growth disorder | 22 (37.9) | | Precocious puberty | 21 (36.2) | | Obesity | 12 (20.7) | | Mental illness (i.e. sleep disorder, anxiety) | 10 (17.2) |
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ISS, idiopathic short stature.
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