Table 1.

Demographics of Children at a Tertiary Pain Center

n= 1175	CAM Non-User n=678 (58%)	CAM Users n=497 (42%)	P-value
Age, mean (SD), years	13.8 (2.6)	14.1(2.4)	0.038
Gender
Male	27% (183/678)	20% (97/497)
Female	73% (495/678)	80% (400/497)	0.003
Race
White	88% (593/671)	92% (453/491)
Non-White	12% (78/671)	8% (38/491)	0.03
Father’s Education, mean (SD), years	15.1 (2.79)	15.7 (2.71)	<.001
Pain Duration, mean (SD), months	25.0 (29.1)	25.9 (28.5)	0.61
Pain Intensity, mean (SD)a	4.3 (2.9)	4.9 (2.9)	<.001
Currently on Pain Medications	73% (358/493)	81% (329/407)	<.001
Depression, mean (SD), CDIb	50.7 (12.1)	51.2 (12.1)	0.51
Anxiety, mean (SD), RCMASc	48.6 (10.3)	48.9 (9.6)	0.59
Functional Disability, mean (SD), FDId	20.5 (12.2)	23.5 (11.9)	<.001

^aCurrent pain on a 10 point numeric rating scale

^bChildren’s Depression Inventory

^cRevised Children’s Manifest Anxiety Scale

^dFunctional Disability Inventory