Table 3.
Multivariate Analyses of Demographic and Lifestyle Characteristics Associated with Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine Therapies Among Active Duty Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Military Personnel
| Characteristic | Any CAM therapy typea | Prayer for your own health | Massage therapy | Relaxation techniques | Herbal medicine | High-dose megavitamins | Art/music therapy | Exercise/movement therapy | Chiropractic | All other CAM therapy typesa |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | ||||||||||
| Male | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Female | 1.06 (0.65,1.72) | 0.91 (0.51,1.62) | 0.94 (0.47,1.86) | 1.02 (0.50,2.05) | 1.55 (0.72,3.37) | 0.90 (0.48,1.70) | 1.07 (0.56,2.04) | 1.29 (0.63,2.67) | 1.07 (0.56,2.06) | 0.85 (0.62,1.18) |
| Age | ||||||||||
| <29 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| 30–39 | 1.20 (0.77,1.87) | 1.42 (0.86,2.32) | 1.84 (0.83,4.08) | 1.43 (0.67,3.04) | 2.50 (1.12,5.60)* | 2.50 (1.06,5.86)* | 1.82 (0.84,3.95) | 2.17 (0.89,5.29) | 2.26 (1.08,4.74)* | 0.76 (0.56,1.03) |
| 40+ | 1.27 (0.78,2.05) | 2.25 (1.18,4.31)* | 2.09 (0.89,4.89) | 2.80 (1.30,6.03)** | 3.10 (1.30,7.37)** | 3.53 (1.33,9.37)** | 3.99 (1.67,9.52)*** | 3.47 (1.43,8.45)** | 3.42 (1.36,8.58)** | 0.68 (0.43,1.06) |
| Race/ethnicitya | ||||||||||
| White/non-Hispanic | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Black/non-Hispanic | 0.91 (0.61,1.37) | 0.68 (0.39,1.19) | 0.46 (0.23,0.94)* | 0.57 (0.32,1.01)* | 0.43 (0.24,0.78)** | 0.38 (0.18,0.82)** | 0.49 (0.26,0.92)* | 0.38 (0.20,0.72)*** | 0.35 (0.19,0.66)*** | 0.56 (0.40,0.79)*** |
| Hispanic | 1.08 (0.60,1.97) | 1.04 (0.48,2.27) | 1.19 (0.45,3.18) | 1.17 (0.46,2.99) | 0.98 (0.45,2.16) | 1.27 (0.50,3.26) | 0.87 (0.42,1.83) | 1.72 (0.65,4.57) | 0.77 (0.34,1.72) | 0.83 (0.59,1.15) |
| Other | 1.17 (0.64,2.11) | 0.67 (0.40,1.14) | 0.84 (0.34,2.05) | 0.90 (0.35,2.35) | 0.70 (0.28,1.74) | 0.96 (0.34,2.74) | 0.94 (0.37,2.38) | 0.83 (0.33,2.11) | 0.94 (0.36,2.48) | 0.98 (0.57,1.67) |
| Education | ||||||||||
| High school | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Some college–no degree | 1.43 (0.94,2.17) | 1.19 (0.70,2.02) | 1.16 (0.51,2.63) | 1.18 (0.55,2.52) | 0.99 (0.45,2.19) | 1.00 (0.47,2.13) | 1.25 (0.58,2.69) | 1.24 (0.60,2.59) | 1.00 (0.51,1.98) | 0.93 (0.65,1.32) |
| 4-year college (BA, BS or equivalent) | 2.59 (1.27,5.29)** | 2.29 (0.84,6.29) | 4.45 (1.65,12.00)*** | 5.14 (1.78,14.81)*** | 5.40 (1.61,18.09)** | 2.42 (0.75,7.73) | 3.46 (0.82,14.62) | 6.29 (2.04,19.39)*** | 3.36 (1.46,7.72)** | 1.81 (0.95,3.46) |
| Graduate study | 1.83 (0.93,3.60) | 0.96 (0.41,2.24) | 1.38 (0.31,6.07) | 1.40 (0.38,5.17) | 1.05 (0.27,4.11) | 0.88 (0.21,3.74) | 1.42 (0.36,5.62) | 1.17 (0.30,4.59) | 0.79 (0.21,2.96) | 1.19 (0.65,2.20) |
| Body–Mass Index (BMI)a | ||||||||||
| <25.0 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| 25.0–29.9 | 0.95 (0.63,1.43) | 1.07 (0.64,1.80) | 0.95 (0.50,1.81) | 1.40 (0.70,2.80) | 0.98 (0.57,1.67) | 1.01 (0.51,2.01) | 1.04 (0.55,1.96) | 1.00 (0.54,1.88) | 1.11 (0.60,2.06) | 1.07 (0.77,1.49) |
| >30.0 | 1.06 (0.64,1.76) | 0.84 (0.44,1.61) | 0.64 (0.30,1.36) | 1.00 (0.44,2.30) | 1.19 (0.51,2.76) | 1.01 (0.48,2.14) | 1.03 (0.47,2.27) | 1.06 (0.49,2.30) | 0.93 (0.46,1.90) | 1.17 (0.73,1.89) |
| Physical activitya | ||||||||||
| None | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Less than moderate | 0.60 (0.31,1.17) | 0.31 (0.15,0.63) *** | 0.29 (0.11,0.78)* | 0.29 (0.10,0.85)* | 0.35 (0.13,0.90)* | 0.26 (0.09,0.71)** | 0.16 (0.07,0.39)*** | 0.44 (0.16,1.15) | 0.44 (0.15,1.26) | 0.87 (0.47,1.60) |
| Moderate | 0.65 (0.41,1.05) | 0.39 (0.21,0.73)*** | 0.38 (0.16,0.92)* | 0.40 (0.16,1.03) | 0.55 (0.27,1.15) | 0.27 (0.10,0.75)** | 0.24 (0.09,0.65) | 0.44 (0.19,1.01)* | 0.63 (0.27,1.48) | 0.76 (0.46,1.26) |
| Vigorous | 0.72 (0.53,0.97)* | 0.46 (0.28,0.77)*** | 0.36 (0.15,0.84)* | 0.36 (0.15,0.88)* | 0.49 (0.22,1.12) | 0.30 (0.12,0.77)** | 0.30 (0.14,0.63)*** | 0.63 (0.31,1.26) | 0.59 (0.25,1.41) | 0.92 (0.66,1.28) |
| Cigarette smoking | ||||||||||
| Never | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Former | 1.12 (0.71,1.77) | 1.35 (0.65,2.78) | 0.88 (0.38,2.01) | 0.59 (0.25,1.39) | 0.86 (0.39,1.92) | 0.67 (0.35,1.26) | 0.88 (0.40,1.95) | 0.67 (0.30,1.47) | 1.11 (0.52,2.36) | 0.96 (0.70,1.33) |
| Current | 1.47 (0.91,2.38) | 1.31 (0.73,2.37) | 1.07 (0.46,2.47) | 1.15 (0.53,2.52) | 1.08 (0.44,2.68) | 1.19 (0.50,2.81) | 1.46 (0.77,2.75) | 1.07 (0.43,2.63) | 1.18 (0.50,2.75) | 1.26 (0.89,1.78) |
| Alcohol intake in last 30 days | ||||||||||
| Never | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| 1–3 times/month | 0.99 (0.68,1.43) | 0.57 (0.36,0.91)* | 0.54 (0.23,1.27) | 0.43 (0.20,0.92)* | 0.72 (0.34,1.53) | 0.79 (0.30,2.06) | 0.34 (0.14,0.80)* | 0.88 (0.36,2.17) | 0.80 (0.40,1.62) | 0.82 (0.57,1.20) |
| >4 times/month | 1.01 (0.68,1.50) | 0.66 (0.42,1.05) | 0.73 (0.30,1.77) | 0.62 (0.30,1.27) | 0.99 (0.46,2.16) | 1.00 (0.41,2.44) | 0.44 (0.21,0.90)* | 1.07 (0.46,2.49) | 0.76 (0.40,1.46) | 1.01 (0.71,1.43) |