Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of participants
| Characteristics | Overall n = 263 (%) |
CAM users n = 167 (%) |
Non-users n = 96 (%) |
P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean age (years) | 34.4 ± 4.22 | 34.5 ± 4.19 | 34.2 ± 4.30 | |
| < 30 | 30 (11.4) | 20 (12.0) | 10 (10.4) | 0.756a |
| 30–34 | 112 (42.6) | 67 (40.1) | 45 (46.9) | |
| 35–39 | 90 (34.2) | 59 (35.3) | 31 (32.3) | |
| ≥ 40 | 31 (11.7) | 21 (12.6) | 11 (10.4) | |
| Education level | ||||
| ≤ Secondary | 30 (11.4) | 19 (11.4) | 11 (11.5) | 0.984a |
| ≥ University level | 233 (88.6) | 148 (88.6) | 85 (88.5) | |
| Household income | ||||
| < 300 million KRW | 51 (19.4) | 34 (20.4) | 17 (17.7) | 0.569a |
| 300–500 million KRW | 116 (44.1) | 76 (45.5) | 40 (41.7) | |
| ≥ 500 million KRW | 96 (36.5) | 57 (34.1) | 39 (40.6) | |
| Religious affiliation | ||||
| Yes | 179 (68.1) | 118 (70.7) | 61 (63.5) | 0.307a |
| No | 84 (31.9) | 49 (29.3) | 35 (36.5) | |
| Employment status | ||||
| Yes | 143 (54.4) | 81 (48.5) | 62 (64.6) | 0.012a |
| No | 120 (45.6) | 86 (51.5) | 34 (35.4) | |
CAM Complementary and Alternative Medicine
a Denotes Pearson’s Chi-square tests