Table 3.

Logistic Regression Analyses Examining Characteristics Associated with Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine and with Its Use Specifically for Thyroid Cancer Symptoms

	CAM excluding prayer/MV			CAM used for thyroid cancer symptoms
Characteristic	Odds ratio	95% CI	p	Odds ratio	95% CI	p
Education
Less than high school, or technical school	1	1		1	1
High school or GED	0.775	[0.593, 1.013]	0.062	0.848	[0.639, 1.126]	0.255
College or graduate school	1.372	[1.084, 1.738]	0.009	1.305	[1.023, 1.664]	0.032
Income
<$50,000	1	1		1	1
$50,001–$100,000	0.964	[0.802, 1.158]	0.698	1.083	[0.911, 1.287]	0.366
>$100,000	0.960	[0.777, 1.185]	0.700	0.704	[0.572, 0.866]	0.001
Self-reported health
Excellent	1	1		1	1
Good	0.854	[0.711, 1.026]	0.092	0.958	[0.805, 1.139]	0.625
Poor	1.284	[0.991,1.664]	0.058	1.291	[1.027, 1.622]	0.029
Cardiovascular diseasea
Yes	0.958	[0.828, 1.110]	0.569	0.845	[0.732, 0.975]	0.021
No	1	1		1	1
Had symptoms related to the following conditions
Heart or hematologic
Yes	1.060	[0.920, 1.220]	0.422	0.885	[0.772, 1.013]	0.078
No	1	1		1	1
Lung
Yes	1.094	[0.946, 1.266]	0.227	1.196	[1.044, 1.370]	0.010
No	1	1		1	1
Gastrointestinal or urinary
Yes	0.960	[0.827, 1.113]	0.584	0.961	[0.835, 1.107]	0.583
No	1	1		1	1
Neurologic
Yes	1.266	[1.087, 1.474]	0.002	1.063	[0.9111, 1.240]	0.438
No	1	1		1	1
Lifetime alcohol drinking status
Never drink	1.057	[0.827, 1.351]	0.656	0.791	[0.615, 1.017]	0.067
Social drinker or quit drinking	1.314	[1.074, 1.609]	0.008	1.164	[0.948, 1.429]	0.146
Regular drinking	1	1		1	1
Where are you in your care?
Initial management	1	1		1	1
Follow-up	1.122	[0.940, 1.339]	0.204	0.933	[0.786, 1.108]	0.431
Other	1.066	[0.876, 1.295]	0.526	1.340	[1.116, 1.609]	0.002

Results adjusted for age, ethnicity, sex, marital status, PCP utilization, and smoking status.

^aCardiovascular disease assessed with the question: Do you have diabetes, high blood pressure, or high cholesterol?