Table 4.
Association of CAM use with general health behaviors and breast cancer screening behaviors
| Any CAM use | No CAM use | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number (n) | Percent (%) | Number (n) | Percent (%) | OR (95% CI) | ||
| General health behavior | ||||||
| Composite score | 0 | 78 | 21.5 | 285 | 78.5 | NA* |
| 1 | 303 | 45.0 | 370 | 55.0 | NA* | |
| 2 | 389 | 57.2 | 291 | 42.8 | NA* | |
| 3 | 224 | 63.5 | 129 | 36.5 | NA* | |
| 4 | 90 | 73.2 | 33 | 26.8 | NA* | |
| Individual behaviors | ||||||
| Start or increase exercise | None | 551 | 42.0 | 760 | 58.0 | 1.00 (reference) |
| Any | 533 | 60.5 | 348 | 39.5 | 2.11 (1.78, 2.51) | |
| Lost 10+ lbs | None | 748 | 45.4 | 898 | 54.6 | 1.00 (reference) |
| Any | 336 | 61.5 | 210 | 38.5 | 1.92 (1.58, 2.34) | |
| Stop smoking | None | 922 | 48.8 | 966 | 51.2 | 1.00 (reference) |
| Any | 162 | 53.3 | 142 | 46.7 | 1.20 (0.94, 1.52) | |
| Decrease alcohol intake | None | 894 | 47.0 | 1009 | 53.0 | 1.00 (reference) |
| Any | 190 | 65.7 | 99 | 34.3 | 2.17 (1.67, 2.81) | |
| Increase fruits/veggies | None | 358 | 36.4 | 625 | 63.6 | 1.00 (reference) |
| Any | 726 | 60.0 | 483 | 40.0 | 2.62 (2.21, 3.12) | |
| Decrease red meat | None | 491 | 39.8 | 742 | 60.2 | 1.00 (reference) |
| Any | 593 | 61.8 | 366 | 38.2 | 2.45 (2.06, 2.91) | |
| Decrease fat intake | None | 430 | 39.4 | 660 | 60.6 | 1.00 (reference) |
| Any | 654 | 59.4 | 448 | 40.6 | 2.24 (1.89, 2.66) | |
| Breast cancer screening behavior | ||||||
| Composite score | 1 | 50 | 39.1 | 78 | 60.9 | NA** |
| 2 | 195 | 44.0 | 248 | 56.0 | NA** | |
| 3 | 844 | 51.9 | 783 | 48.1 | NA** | |
| Individual behaviors | ||||||
| Self breast exam | None | 149 | 44.4 | 187 | 55.6 | 1.00 (reference) |
| Any | 936 | 50.5 | 918 | 49.5 | 1.28 (1.01, 1.62) | |
| Clinician breast exam | None | 87 | 42.2 | 119 | 57.8 | 1.00 (reference) |
| Any | 999 | 50.4 | 981 | 49.6 | 1.39 (1.04, 1.86) | |
| Mammography | None | 55 | 37.7 | 91 | 62.3 | 1.00 (reference) |
| Any | 1033 | 50.4 | 1018 | 49.6 | 1.68 (1.19, 2.37) | |
*
The general health behavior composite score is considered as a continuous variable when assessing the association with CAM use. For one unit increase in the general health behavior score, the odds of CAM use increases by a factor of 1.72 (95% CI = 1.58-1.87).
**
The breast cancer screening behavior composite score is considered as a continuous variable when assessing the association with CAM use. For one unit increase in the breast cancer screening behavior score, the odds of using CAM increases by a factor of 1.33 (95% CI = 1.15-1.54).