Table 4.
Association of characteristics between patients who used CAM and those who did not use CAM (N=240)
| Socio-demographic factors |
No CAM use |
CAM use |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| n=90, (%) | n=150, (%) | p-value | |
|
Gender |
|
|
|
| Male |
41 (45.6) |
54 (36.0) |
0.163 |
| Female |
49 (54.4) |
96 (64.0) |
|
|
Ethnicity |
|
|
|
| Malays |
33(36.7) |
112 (74.7) |
<0.001 |
| Chinese |
5 (5.6) |
9 (6.0) |
|
| Indians |
52 (57.8) |
27 (18) |
|
|
Religion |
|
|
|
| Islam |
34(37.8) |
116 (77.3) |
<0.001 |
| Buddhist |
5 (5.6) |
8 (5.3) |
|
| Hindu |
47 (52.2) |
24 (16.0) |
|
| Christian |
4 (4.4) |
2 (1.3) |
|
|
Education |
|
|
|
| Primary school and below |
55 (61.1) |
75(50.0) |
0.115 |
| Secondary school and above |
35 (38.9) |
75 (50.0) |
|
|
Occupation |
|
|
|
| Blue collar |
48(53.3) |
52 (34.7) |
0.005 |
| Non Blue collar |
42 (46.7) |
98 (65.3) |
|
| Hypertension |
63 (70.0) |
112 (74.7) |
0.431 |
| Family Household Income (n, SD) |
1536±1236 |
2030±1666 |
0.019 |
| HbA1c (n, SD) | 8.5±1.7 | 8.9±3.0 | 0.448 |
There is significant association if p-value <0.05 *.
CAM: complementary alternative medicine.
SD: standard deviation.
n=number.