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. 2017 Oct 4;46(4):448–455. doi: 10.1177/1403494817733869

Table II.

Health problems and the use of CAM. Design-based logistic regression models.

TAMS
AMS
Manual
Mind-body
OR 95% CI OR 95% CI OR 95% CI OR 95% CI
Depression 1.04 0.89 1.22 1.05 0.93 1.20 0.97 0.88 1.07 1.37 1.08 1.75
Back or neck pain 2.00 1.76 2.27 1.40 1.26 1.56 3.08 2.86 3.32 1.33 1.07 1.65
Allergies 1.33 1.14 1.56 1.53 1.34 1.75 1.24 1.12 1.37 1.42 1.09 1.84
Severe headaches 1.12 0.96 1.30 1.17 1.03 1.33 1.05 0.95 1.16 1.49 1.19 1.87
Pain in arm or hand 1.38 1.19 1.59 1.24 1.10 1.41 1.28 1.18 1.40 1.33 1.05 1.68
Pain in foot or leg 1.33 1.15 1.54 1.09 0.96 1.24 1.26 1.16 1.38 1.07 0.86 1.34
Cancer 1.24 1.03 1.48 1.31 1.13 1.52 1.09 0.97 1.22 1.62 1.24 2.11
Breathing problems 1.00 0.83 1.22 1.42 1.20 1.67 0.96 0.85 1.09 1.08 0.80 1.47
Stomach or digestion 1.37 1.19 1.57 1.62 1.44 1.83 1.13 1.03 1.23 1.86 1.49 2.32
Skin condition 1.10 0.92 1.31 1.38 1.19 1.60 1.05 0.94 1.18 1.02 0.76 1.35
High blood pressure 1.07 0.91 1.27 0.99 0.86 1.14 1.02 0.92 1.13 1.13 0.85 1.50
Heart or circulation 0.98 0.79 1.22 1.29 1.10 1.51 1.15 1.01 1.30 1.32 0.95 1.83
Diabetes 0.83 0.62 1.10 0.76 0.60 0.98 1.03 0.88 1.21 0.89 0.57 1.40

Note 1: Reference category: no health problems. The n in all models: 34,101. Significant at 0.05 in bold.

Note 2: The models account also for gender, age, education, income and country (see Table III).