Table 5.
Back pain status and SF-36 dimensions of health status by CAM user status (consulted with a CAM practitioner or not)
|
SF-36 Dimensions of health status |
Did not have back pain |
Had back pain - rarely |
Had back pain - sometimes |
Had back pain - often |
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |
CAM non-user |
CAM user |
CAM non-user |
CAM user |
CAM non-user |
CAM user |
CAM non-user |
CAM user |
| |
(n = 1,682) |
(n = 758) |
(n = 1,419) |
(n = 842) |
(n = 1,950) |
(n = 1,774) |
(n = 970) |
(n = 1,070) |
| mean | mean | mean | mean | mean | mean | mean | mean | |
|
General health2 3 4 |
78.7 |
78.8 |
75.2 |
78.8 |
70.4 |
72.9 |
54.5 |
58.2 |
|
Physical functioning3 4 |
87.2 |
87.3 |
85.1 |
86.7 |
80.1 |
82.2 |
60.2 |
66.0 |
|
Bodily pain1 |
82.1 |
77.8 |
77.0 |
76.4 |
67.2 |
66.1 |
43.3 |
44.9 |
|
Role physical1 |
87.5 |
83.5 |
84.5 |
82.9 |
76.3 |
76.8 |
47.8 |
51.4 |
|
Role emotional |
89.8 |
87.5 |
86.8 |
85.9 |
82.9 |
84.8 |
68.6 |
71.2 |
|
Mental health1 |
81.2 |
78.9 |
78.5 |
79.3 |
75.2 |
76.3 |
66.1 |
68.1 |
|
Social functioning |
89.3 |
87.2 |
87.8 |
87.5 |
84.2 |
84.3 |
68.2 |
70.9 |
| Vitality1 4 | 69.1 | 66.6 | 65.1 | 65.9 | 59.2 | 60.1 | 43.9 | 46.6 |
1 Statistically significant association for women who did not have back pain (p <.005).
2 Statistically significant association for women who had back pain, rarely (p <.005).
3 Statistically significant association for women who had back pain, sometimes (p <.005).
4 Statistically significant association for women who had back pain, often (p <.005).