Table 3.
Beliefs about cause of hypertension by use of CAM
| Perceived Cause | Response | % Those using CAM (N = 128) | % Those not using CAM (N = 312) | P* | P for Yes vs. "other" |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Being born with HTN | Yes | 17.2 | 9.9 | 0.066 | 0.034 |
| No | 67.2 | 68.9 | |||
| Don't know | 15.6 | 21.2 | |||
| Being fat | Yes | 20.3 | 23.4 | 0.168 | 0.482 |
| No | 63.3 | 53.9 | |||
| Don't know | 16.4 | 22.8 | |||
| Stress | Yes | 92.2 | 93.3 | 0.197 | 0.687 |
| No | 6.3 | 3.2 | |||
| Don't know | 1.6 | 3.5 | |||
| Eating too much salt | Yes | 18.0 | 17.6 | 0.004** | 0.932 |
| No | 64.1 | 49.4 | |||
| Don't know | 18.0 | 33.0 | |||
| Anxiety | Yes | 94.5 | 94.6 | 0.997 | 0.993 |
| No | 2.3 | 2.2 | |||
| Don't know | 3.1 | 3.2 | |||
| Unhappiness | Yes | 89.1 | 90.1 | 0.478 | 0.753 |
| No | 6.3 | 3.9 | |||
| Don't know | 4.7 | 6.1 | |||
| Pregnancy | Yes | 14.1 | 19.9 | 0.346 | 0.151 |
| No | 41.4 | 39.7 | |||
| Don't know | 44.5 | 40.4 | |||
| Supernatural causes | Yes | 21.1 | 10.6 | 0.013** | 0.004 |
| No | 45.3 | 49.4 | |||
| Don't know | 33.6 | 40.1 | |||
| Bad luck | Yes | 15.6 | 12.2 | 0.466 | 0.332 |
| No | 50.8 | 49.0 | |||
| Don't know | 33.6 | 38.8 |
*p value for chi-square test (3 × 2 contigency tables)
**P < 0.05