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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2008 Nov 25.
Published in final edited form as: J Aging Health. 2008 Mar;20(2):198–216. doi: 10.1177/0898264307310464

Table 2.

Self-Care Practices in Osteoarthritis Cohort, Last 30 Days, by Disease Severity, Gender, and Race

Diet Change Supplements Topical Agents Hot/Cold Treatment Exercise/Movement CA Home Remedy Relaxation-Meditation Massage
Mild-moderate disease
  Male (n)
   White (81) 11.1 30.9 32.1 28.4 44.4 6.2 7.4 3.7 12.3
   African American (31) 6.5 19.4 29.0 22.6 55.2 9.7 6.5 6.5 16.1
  Female (n)
   White (61), % 8.2 37.7 31.2 39.3 44.3 4.9 8.2 4.9 6.6
   African American (61), % 13.1 42.6 41.0 44.3 51.7 1.6 3.3 4.9 16.4
Severe disease
  Male (n)
   White (55), % 3.6 34.5 27.3 41.8 42.3 5.5 7.3 9.1 12.7
   African American (47), % 6.4 14.9* 48.9* 53.2 55.3 4.3 6.4 6.4 4.3
  Female (n)
   White (70), % 2.9 45.7 51.4 51.4 55.1 10.0 8.6 8.6 11.4
   African American (145), % 10.3* 30.3* 57.2 49.7 46.5 4.8 6.9 5.5 17.2

Note: CA = complementary-alternative medicine practitioner.

n = 551.

*

p < .05.