Table 3.
Utilization of CAM modalities by chronic disease dyads and triads
| Disease Combinations | Overall CAM Use (n = 15,463) |
CAM Modalities | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manipulative Methods (n = 3778) |
Biological Treatments (n = 42) |
Mind-Body Interventions (n = 801) |
Energy Therapies (n = 72) |
Alternative Systems (n = 592) |
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| (%) | χ2 value, p-value | (%) | χ2 value, p-value | (%) | χ2 value, p-value | (%) | χ2 value, p-value | (%) | χ2 value, p-value | (%) | χ2 value, p-value | |
| Disease Dyads | ||||||||||||
| ChoBp | 0.08, p = 0.773 | 5.12, p = 0.024 | 0.03, p = 0.872 | 30.13, p < 0.001 | 5.32, p = 0.022 | 1.02, p = 0.314 | ||||||
| Yes | 11.2 | 25.4 | 0.3 | 3.9 | 0.3 | 3.6 | ||||||
| No | 18.3 | 23.7 | 0.3 | 5.9 | 0.6 | 4.0 | ||||||
| ChoDiab | 6.15, p = 0.014 | 0.58, p = 0.447 | 0.25, p = 0.614 | 29.25, p < 0.001 | 4.16, p = 0.042 | 2.83, p = 0.094 | ||||||
| Yes | 3.8 | 23.7 | 0.2 | 2.6 | 0.2 | 3.1 | ||||||
| No | 25.7 | 24.4 | 0.3 | 5.6 | 0.5 | 3.9 | ||||||
| ChoOb | 10.53, p = 0.001 | 22.79, p < 0.001 | 1.27, p = 0.261 | 18.55, p < 0.001 | 2.64, p = 0.106 | 1.40, p = 0.238 | ||||||
| Yes | 6.9 | 27.4 | 0.2 | 3.7 | 0.7 | 4.1 | ||||||
| No | 22.6 | 23.5 | 0.3 | 5.6 | 0.4 | 3.7 | ||||||
| BpDiab | 17.18, p < 0.001 | 4.51, p = 0.035 | 0.15, p = 0.702 | 37.98, p < 0.001 | 4.78, p = 0.030 | 4.88, p = 0.028 | ||||||
| Yes | 4.3 | 22.7 | 0.2 | 2.6 | 0.2 | 3.0 | ||||||
| No | 25.2 | 24.6 | 0.3 | 5.7 | 0.5 | 4.0 | ||||||
| BpOb | 0.05, p = 0.827 | 2.61, p = 0.107 | 1.67, p = 0.197 | 14.34, p < 0.001 | 2.68, p = 0.103 | 3.03, p = 0.083 | ||||||
| Yes | 8.4 | 25.1 | 0.2 | 4.0 | 0.3 | 3.4 | ||||||
| No | 21.1 | 24.0 | 0.3 | 5.6 | 0.5 | 4.0 | ||||||
| DiabOb | 8.55, p = 0.004 | 2.01, p = 0.157 | 5.69, p = 0.018 | 27.74, p < 0.001 | 1.56, p = 0.212 | 2.43, p = 0.120 | ||||||
| Yes | 2.9 | 22.9 | 0.04 | 2.4 | 0.3 | 3.1 | ||||||
| No | 26.6 | 24.5 | 0.3 | 5.5 | 0.5 | 3.9 | ||||||
| Disease Triads | ||||||||||||
| ChoBpDiab | 2.84, p = 0.093 | 0.04, p = 0.834 | 0.01, p = 0.933 | 22.67, p < 0.001 | 3.74, p = 0.054 | 1.08, p = 0.299 | ||||||
| Yes | 3.20 | 24.1 | 0.3 | 2.6 | 0.2 | 3.3 | ||||||
| No | 26.3 | 24.3 | 0.3 | 5.5 | 0.5 | 3.9 | ||||||
| ChoBpOb | 5.13, p = 0.024 | 13.43, p < 0.001 | 2.68, p = 0.102 | 14.78, p < 0.001 | 0.42, p = 0.518 | 0.02, p = 0.884 | ||||||
| Yes | 4.9 | 27.2 | 0.1 | 3.6 | 0.4 | 3.8 | ||||||
| No | 24.6 | 23.8 | 0.3 | 5.4 | 0.5 | 3.8 | ||||||
| ChoDiabOb | 0.37, p = 0.544 | 0.28, p = 0.596 | 2.82, p = 0.094 | 18.48, p < 0.001 | 1.30, p = 0.255 | 0.40, p = 0.528 | ||||||
| Yes | 2.0 | 25.0 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 0.2 | 3.5 | ||||||
| No | 27.5 | 24.3 | 0.3 | 5.4 | 0.5 | 3.8 | ||||||
| BpDiabOb | 4.34, p = 0.038 | 0.48, p = 0.491 | 3.89, p = 0.050 | 18.99, p < 0.001 | 2.28, p = 0.132 | 1.04, p = 0.309 | ||||||
| Yes | 2.3 | 23.5 | 0.1 | 2.5 | 0.2 | 3.3 | ||||||
| No | 27.2 | 24.4 | 0.3 | 5.4 | 0.5 | 3.9 | ||||||
Note: All percentages are weighted proportions
Disease Dyads: ChoBp = Hypercholesterolemia and Hypertension; ChoDiab = Hypercholesterolemia and Diabetes; ChoOb = Hypercholesterolemia and Obesity; BpDiab = Hypertension and Diabetes; BpOb = Hypertension and Obesity; DiabOb = Diabetes and Obesity
Disease Triads: ChoBpDiab = Hypercholesterolemia and Hypertension and Diabetes; ChoBpOb = Hypercholesterolemia and Hypertension and Obesity; BpDiabOb = Hypertension and Diabetes and Obesity; ChoDiabOb = Hypercholesterolemia and Diabetes and Obesity