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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Apr 16.
Published in final edited form as: Headache. 2011 Jun 7;51(7):1087–1097. doi: 10.1111/j.1526-4610.2011.01917.x

Table 3. Independent Correlates of CAM Use among Adults with Migraines/Severe Headaches (n=2,707a).

Factors Adjustedb Odds Ratio 95% Confidence Interval
Sex
 Male 0.67 [0.53, 0.85]
 Female 1.00 (reference)
Race/Ethnicity
 Non-Hispanic White 1.00 (reference)
 Non-Hispanic Black 0.51 [0.38, 0.68]
 Hispanic 0.60 [0.44, 0.83]
 Asian 1.01 [0.59, 1.73]
 Other 1.57 [0.73, 3.34]
Education
 <High School 1.00 (reference)
 High School 1.42 [1.04, 1.92]
 >High school 2.09 [1.56, 2.80]
Region of Residence
 South 1.00 (reference)
 Northeast 1.08 [0.83, 1.40]
 Midwest 1.33 [0.99, 1.78]
 West 1.63 [1.24, 2.14]
Being Foreign Born 0.60 [0.42, 0.86]
Anxiety 1.61 [1.27, 2.04]
Hypertension 0.77 [0.61, 0.97]
Joint Pain 1.67 [1.37, 2.05]
Low Back Pain 1.33 [1.06, 1.66]
Insurance
 Private 1.00 (reference)
 Uninsured 0.97 [0.73, 1.28]
 Medicare 0.90 [0.54, 1.47]
 Medicaid 0.58 [0.38, 0.88]
 Other 1.33 [0.94, 1.87]
Physical Activity Level
 Low 0.44 [0.35, 0.55]
 Moderate 0.78 [0.59, 1.04]
 High 1.00 (reference)
Alcohol Intake
 Abstainers 1.00 (reference)
 Light 1.32 [1.05, 1.66]
 Moderate 1.16 [0.76, 1.75]
 Heavy 1.83 [1.05, 3.19]
a

Model was based on observations with complete data; 179 observations were excluded becai missing data on one or more covariates.

b

Adjusted for sociodemographic characteristics, illness burden, access to care, and health habits.

CAM = complementary and alternative medicine.

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