Table 4.

Summary data for users (Yes) compared with non-users (No) of complementary medicine for chronic low back pain

	Complementary medicine use for chronic low back pain
	YES	NO	OR (95% CI)	(p-value)
	(N = 126)	(N = 37)
Age (mean ± SD)	59 (±16.2)	61 (±16.2)	0.99 (0.96–1.01)	0.41
Sex
Male	50 (40.3%)	19 (51.4)	ref
Female	74 (59.7%)	18 (48.6)	1.56 (0.74–3.26)	0.24
Origin
Other	36 (29.5%)	13 (36.1%)	ref
Swiss	86 (70.5%)	23 (63.9%)	1.35 (0.61–2.95)	0.45
Educational level
Basic/apprenticeship	66 (55.5%)	22 (73.3%)	ref
Professional diploma/high school/college	31 (26%)	2 (6.7%)	5.16 (1.14–23-3)	0.03
University	22 (18.5%)	2 (20%)	1.22 (0.43–3.4)	0.70
Marital status
Single	19 (15.2%)	3 (8.8%)	ref
Married/civil partnership	67 (53.6%)	10 (58.8%)	0.50 (0.13–1.87)	0.31
Divorced/separated	29 (23.2%)	8 (23.6%)	0.57 (0.13–2.43)	0.45
Widower	10 (8%)	3 (8.8%)	0.32 (0.06–1.6)	0.16
Complementary medicine health insurance
No	40 (32.5%)	14 (41.2%)	ref
Yes	81 (65.9%)	17 (50%)	2.26 (1.07–4.78)	0.03
Does not know	2 (1.6%)	3 (8.8%)
Pain duration
1–12 months	14 (11.3%)	9 (24.4%)	ref
1–5 years	48 (38.7%)	14 (37.8%)	2.2 (0.78-6.15)	0.13
More than 5 years	76 (47.2%)	14 (37.8%)	2.84 (1.02–7.88)	0.04

Associations between explanatory variables and outcomes were assessed using logistic regression model and expressed by the Odds-Ratio (OR), 95% confidence interval and p-value