Table 5.

Demographic characteristics by type of CAM

	Herbal only n = 150 (%)	Non-herbal therapies only n = 39 (%)	Both therapies n = 102 (%)	Total n = 291
Age (years)
≤ 60	55 (38)	23 (16)	67 (46)	145
> 60	95 (65)	16 (11)	35 (24)	146
Sex
Female	75 (48)	14 (9)	66 (43)	155
Male	75 (55)	25 (18)	36 (27)	136
Education
Higher education	38 (36)	14 (13)	55 (52)	107
School/none	112 (61)	25 (14)	47 (26)	184
Surgical specialty
General	120 (51)	30 (13)	86 (36)	236
Cardiothoracic	11 (42)	4 (15)	11 (42)	26
Vascular	19 (66)	5 (17)	5 (17)	29