Table 4.
Determinants of herbal medicinal product use
| |
Model 1*, R
2
= .06 |
Model 2**, R
2
= .06 |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
(Total study population N = 17,450) |
(Medicine users only n = 8,899) |
|||
| Adjusted OR | 95% CI | Adjusted OR | 95% CI | |
|
Age group in years |
|
|
|
|
| 0 – 2 |
4.21 |
3.19-5.56 |
2.72 |
2.04-3.62 |
| 3 – 6 |
3.71 |
2.82-4.88 |
3.80 |
2.88-5.02 |
| 7 – 10 |
1.84 |
1.37-2.47 |
2.27 |
1.68-3.07 |
| 11 – 13 |
1.61 |
1.20-2.15 |
2.02 |
1.50-2.73 |
| 14 – 17 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
Region 2 |
|
|
|
|
| Northern |
1 |
|
1 |
|
| Central |
1.23 |
0.97-1.55 |
1.27 |
1.02-1.58 |
| Southern |
1.37 |
1.05-1.79 |
1.32 |
1.02-1.70 |
|
Immigration background |
|
|
|
|
| No |
1.65 |
1.28-2.11 |
1.36 |
1.06-1.76 |
| Yes |
1 |
|
1 |
|
|
General health status |
|
|
|
|
| Excellent |
1 |
|
1 |
|
| Good |
1.48 |
1.28-1.70 |
1.31 |
1.13-1.53 |
| Fair/bad/very bad |
2.17 |
1.59-2.98 |
1.67 |
1.20-2.32 |
|
CSHCN-screener*** |
|
|
|
|
| Yes |
1.05 |
0.83-1.34 |
0.71 |
0.56-0.91 |
| No |
1 |
|
1 |
|
|
Social status |
|
|
|
|
| Lower |
1 |
|
1 |
|
| Intermediate |
1.32 |
1.10-1.60 |
1.28 |
1.05-1.56 |
| Higher | 1.41 | 1.14-1.73 | 1.29 | 1.04-1.60 |
OR = odds ratio, 95% CI = 95% confidence interval.
*Herbal medicinal product users vs. those who do not use herbal medicinal product as the dependent variable.
**Herbal medicinal product users vs. users of other medicine (except for herbal medicinal products) as the dependent variable.
***Children with Special Health Care Needs.
Other variables included in model 1 and model 2: sex, region 1 (East vs. West), urbanicity (rural areas vs. cities) and BMI.
Data source: German Health Interview and Examination Survey for Children and Adolescents (KiGGS) 2003–2006.