Table 3.
Logistic model of demographic and health status characteristics of CAM practitioner users.
| Variables | N | CAM practitioner user n (%) or mean ± SD | Crude OR | Crude 95% CI | Adjusted OR | Adjusted 95% CI | Adjusted P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sociodemographic | |||||||
| Sex | <0.001 | ||||||
| Male | 1828 | 101 (5.5) | 1.00 | 1.00 | |||
| Female | 1509 | 157 (10.4) | 1.99 | 1.53–2.58 | 1.98 | 1.50–2.62 | |
| Age group | <0.001 | ||||||
| 18–44 years | 225 | 30 (13.3) | 3.18 | 1.80–5.62 | 2.30 | 1.25–4.23 | |
| 45–59 years | 909 | 99 (10.9) | 2.53 | 1.59–4.04 | 1.96 | 1.20–3.21 | |
| 60–74 years | 1704 | 106 (6.2) | 1.37 | 0.87–2.18 | 1.15 | 0.71–1.86 | |
| 75+ years | 499 | 23 (4.6) | 1.00 | 1.00 | |||
| Education level | <0.001 | ||||||
| University degree | 449 | 52 (11.6) | 2.25 | 1.55–3.27 | 2.05 | 1.37–3.06 | |
| Certificate/diploma/trade | 1005 | 93 (9.2) | 1.75 | 1.28–2.41 | 1.84 | 1.32–2.57 | |
| Senior high school | 472 | 37 (7.8) | 1.46 | 0.97–2.20 | 1.48 | 0.96–2.28 | |
| Year 10 and below | 1365 | 75 (5.5) | 1.00 | 1.00 | |||
| Health insurance | 0.011 | ||||||
| Private | 1712 | 155 (9.1) | 1.41 | 1.09–1.83 | 1.44 | 1.09–1.92 | |
| Not private | 1551 | 102 (6.6) | 1.00 | 1.00 | |||
| Health and lifestyle | |||||||
| Vegetable consumption (per serve per day) | 3.3 ± 1.3 | 1.18 | 1.08–1.30 | 1.17 | 1.06–1.29 | 0.002 | |
| Exercise | |||||||
| Sufficiently active | 1568 | 138 (8.8) | 1.31 | 1.01–1.69 | 1.34 | 1.02–1.76 | 0.035 |
| Insufficiently active | 1718 | 118 (6.9) | 1.00 | 1.00 | |||
| Quality of life | |||||||
| EQ-5D pain subscale | 0.002 | ||||||
| Extreme pain or discomfort | 196 | 20 (10.2) | 1.68 | 1.01–2.80 | 1.99 | 1.15–3.44 | |
| Moderate pain or discomfort | 1685 | 142 (8.4) | 1.36 | 1.04–1.79 | 1.66 | 1.23–2.23 | |
| No pain or discomfort | 1421 | 90 (6.3) | 1.00 | 1.00 | |||
| ADDQoL AWI (per unit) | −1.8 ± 1.8 | 0.91 | 0.85–0.97 | 0.92 | 0.86–0.99 | 0.032 |