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Table 1.

Population Profile

Variable	CAM nonuser, n (%)	CAM user, n (%)	Odds ratio (95% confidence interval)	p-Value
Sex^a
Male	953 (63.0)^*	550 (44.7)^**	1
Female	559 (37.0)^*	681 (55.3)^**	2.11 (1.81–2.46)	<.001
Age group^a
20–49 y	117 (7.7)^*	99 (8.0)^*	1	.002
50–69 y	806 (53.3)^*	732 (59.5)^**	1.07 (0.81–1.43)	.627
≥70 y	589 (39.0)^*	399 (32.4)^**	0.80 (0.60–1.08)	.141
Highest education^a
Secondary school	954 (64.4)^*	624 (51.1)^**	1	<.001
Certificate, diploma or undergraduate	333 (30.3)^*	471 (38.6)^**	1.60 (1.36–1.89)	<.001
Postgraduate	79 (5.3)^*	125 (10.2)^**	2.42 (1.79–3.26)	<.001
Household income^a,b
≤$50,000	948 (71.3)^*	779 (69.2)^*	1	.255
$50,001–$100,000	285 (21.4)^*	245 (21.8)^*	1.05 (0.86–1.27)	.651
≥$100,001	96 (7.2)^*	101 (9.0)^*	1.28 (0.95–1.72)	.101
Employed
No	1038 (69.2)^*	812 (66.3)^*	1
Yes	461 (30.8)^*	413 (33.7)^*	1.14 (0.97–1.34)	.109
Occupation (current or previous)
Other or never worked	96 (6.6)^*	64 (5.3)^*	1	<.001
Manager	274 (18.9)^*	189 (15.7)^*	1.04 (0.72–1.49)	.855
Professional	288 (19.8)^*	352 (29.2)^**	1.83 (1.29–2.61)	.001
Technician or trade	190 (13.1)^*	115 (9.5)^**	0.91 (0.61–1.34)	.629
Community/personal service	85 (5.8)^*	83 (6.9)^*	1.47 (0.945–2.27)	.087
Clerical or administrative	201 (13.8)^*	231 (19.1)^**	1.72 (1.19–2.49)	.004
Sales worker	90 (6.2)^*	59 (4.9)^*	0.98 (0.62–1.55)	.942
Machine operator or laborer	229 (15.8)^*	114 (9.4)^**	0.75 (0.51–1.10)	.140
Area of residence^a
Major city	895 (59.0)^*	753 (60.4)^*	1	.045
Inner regional	491 (32.3)^*	417 (33.4)^*	1.01 (0.86–1.19)	.910
Outer regional	132 (8.7)^*	77 (6.2)^*	0.69 (0.52–0.93)	.016
Born in Australia
No	484 (32.5)^*	361 (29.6)^*	1
Yes	1003 (67.5)^*	860 (70.4)^*	1.15 (0.98–1.35)	.104
Health concession card^a
No	480 (33.1)^*	443 (36.8)^*	1
Yes	972 (66.9)^*	762 (63.2)^*	0.85 (0.72–1.00)	.046
Private health insurance^a
No	757 (50.5)^*	523 (42.6)^**	1
Yes	743 (49.5)^*	704 (57.4)^**	1.37 (1.18–1.60)	<.001

Column proportions were compared by using z-tests. Where the asterisks (^*,^**) in the rows are different, the proportions differ significantly from each other at p<.01.

^{^a}

Variable included in the logistic regression model.

^{^b}

11.3% missing.

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