Table 2.
Association with lifetime consultation with CAM only (n = 278), compared with religious advisers only (n = 174), among participants having outside the conventional health care system in their lifetime sought help from professionals (n = 505)
| Characteristic | OR | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Sociodemographic variable | ||
| Sex | ||
| Male | 1.00 | |
| Female | 0.82 | 0.37–1.83 |
| Age, years | ||
| 18 to 39 | 1.29 | 0.64–2.60 |
| 40 to 59 | 1.00 | |
| ≥60 | 0.11 | 0.04–0.31 |
| Marital status | ||
| Married, cohabiting with someone | 1.00 | |
| Separated, widow, divorced, or single | 0.68 | 0.32–1.43 |
| Educational level | ||
| Primary, secondary | 1.00 | |
| Post-secondary | 0.59 | 0.28–1.25 |
| Born in the country of residence | ||
| Yes | 1.00 | |
| No | 0.18 | 0.04–0.74 |
| Income level | ||
| Low | 0.46 | 0.20–1.06 |
| Average | 1.00 | |
| High | 1.78 | 0.62–5.10 |
| Population size of community | ||
| <10 000 | 1.58 | 0.68–3.66 |
| 10 000 to 100 000 | 1.00 | |
| >100 000 | 0.70 | 0.31–1.57 |
| Countrya | ||
| Belgium | 1.75 | 0.70–4.34 |
| France | 1.70 | 0.86–3.38 |
| Germany | 0.66 | 0.36–1.20 |
| Italy | 0.15 | 0.07–0.32 |
| The Netherlands | 1.19 | 0.51–2.76 |
| Spain | 2.94 | 1.36–6.33 |
| Clinical variableb | ||
| Mood disorder | ||
| Yes | 1.34 | 0.68–2.64 |
| No | 1.00 | |
| Anxiety disorder | ||
| Yes | 1.45 | 0.72–2.95 |
| No | 1.00 | |
| Alcohol disorder | ||
| Yes | 0.26 | 0.07–0.88 |
| No | 1.00 | |
a
ORs were calculated with respect to the overall mean.
b
The presence of mental disorders was assessed over lifetime.