Table 3.
CAM Therapies Used Specifically for Diabetes: Overall and Compared by ND Interest
|
General Category of CAM Therapy (N, %) |
Total Sample (n = 219) | ND Interested (n = 106) | Less ND Interested (n = 114) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Natural Products | 93 (43%) | 59 (56%) | 34 (30%) | 0.0001 |
| Mind-Body Therapies | 50 (23%) | 34 (32%) | 16 (14'%) | 0.002 |
| Manipulative/Body-based Therapies | 20 (9%) | 7 (7%) | 13 (12%) | 0.21 |
| Whole Medical Systems | 12 (6%) | 9 (8%) | 3 (3%) | 0.06 |
| Diet-based Therapies | 37 (17%) | 23 (22%) | 14 (12%) | 0.07 |
|
Individual CAM Therapy (N, %) |
Total Sample (n = 219) | ND Interested (n = 106) | Less ND Interested (n = 114) | P value |
| Vitamin/mineral supplements | 73 (34%) | 49 (46%) | 24 (22%) | 0.0001 |
| Herbal/nutritional supplements | 51 (24%) | 39 (38%) | 12 (11%) | 0.0001 |
| Meditation | 32 (15%) | 22 (21%) | 10 (9%) | 0.01 |
| Deep breathing exercises | 34 (16%) | 23 (22%) | 11 (10%) | 0.05 |
| Massage therapy | 14 (6%) | 5 (5%) | 9 (8%) | 0.33 |
| Vegetarian diet | 14 (6%) | 9 (8%) | 5 (2%) | 0.22 |
| Yoga | 12 (5%) | 7 (7%) | 5 (2%) | 0.48 |
| Low glycemic index diet | 12 (5%) | 7 (7%) | 5 (2%) | 0.48 |
| High-dose vitamin/mega-vitamins therapy | 12 (5%) | 9 (8%) | 3 (3%) | 0.06 |
| Chiropractic or Osteopathic Manipulation | 9 (4%) | 5 (5%) | 4 (4%) | 0.66 |
| Progressive Muscle Relaxation | 9 (4%) | 6 (6%) | 3 (3%) | 0.26 |
| South Beach diet | 9 (4%) | 5 (5%) | 4 (4%) | 0.66 |
| Atkins diet | 7 (3%) | 4 (4%) | 3 (3%) | 0.64 |
| Folk medicine | 5 (2%) | 3 (3%) | 2 (2%) | 0.60 |
Table 3 reports the frequency of CAM use by the entire survey sample and compared by ND Interest subgroups. The reported P-values are for differences in proportions compared between subgroups by chi2 test.