Table 2.
Number and weighted percent of complementary and alternative medicine use by sex among adults with arthritis.
| Total sample | Female | Male | p value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | Wt % | N | Wt % | N | Wt % | ||
| All | 7,919 | 100 | 5,002 | 59.7 | 2,917 | 40.3 | |
| Any CAM use | <0.001 | ||||||
| Any CAM ever | 4,055 | 53.6 | 2,650 | 62.2 | 1,405 | 37.8 | |
| No CAM ever | 3,864 | 46.4 | 2,352 | 56.8 | 1,512 | 43.2 | |
| CAM use past 12 months | <0.001 | ||||||
| CAM past 12 months | 2,016 | 26.7 | 1,390 | 66.1 | 626 | 33.9 | |
| No CAM past 12 months | 2,039 | 26.9 | 1,260 | 58.4 | 779 | 41.6 | |
| No CAM ever | 3,864 | 46.4 | 2,352 | 56.8 | 1,512 | 43.2 | |
| Alternative medical system | 0.002 | ||||||
| AMS past 12 months | 451 | 5.6 | 337 | 71.7 | 114 | 28.3 | |
| No AMS past 12 months | 7,446 | 94.4 | 4,648 | 59 | 2,798 | 41 | |
| Manipulative and body-based | 0.003 | ||||||
| MBBT past 12 months | 1,541 | 20.8 | 1,039 | 64.1 | 502 | 35.9 | |
| No MBBT past 12 months | 6,362 | 79.2 | 3,952 | 58.6 | 2,410 | 41.4 | |
| Mind-body therapy | <0.001 | ||||||
| MBT past 12 months | 670 | 8.9 | 521 | 77.5 | 149 | 22.5 | |
| No MBT past 12 months | 7,224 | 91.1 | 4,465 | 58 | 2,759 | 42 | |
| Type of CAM used past 12 months | |||||||
| Homeopathy | 199 | 2.7 | 154 | 71.7 | 45 | 28.3 | 0.016 |
| Acupuncture | 209 | 2.5 | 154 | 70.1 | 55 | 29.9 | 0.011 |
| Naturopathy | 82 | 1 | 63 | 78.7 | 19 | 21.3 | 0.004 |
| Craniosacral | 41 | 0.4 | 34 | 86 | 7 | 14 | 9.95 |
| Ayurveda | 23 | 0.3 | 19 | 83.2 | 4 | 16.8 | 0.049 |
| Chiropractic/osteopathic | 925 | 12.1 | 601 | 60.9 | 324 | 39.1 | 0.552 |
| Massage | 864 | 11.6 | 609 | 67.9 | 255 | 32.1 | <0.001 |
| Feldenkrais | 5 | 0 | 3 | 71.8 | 2 | 28.2 | 0.652 |
| Alexander Tech | 9 | 0.1 | 4 | 51 | 5 | 49 | 0.636 |
| Trager psychophysical | 3 | 0 | 2 | 91.7 | 1 | 8.3 | 0.073 |
| Pilates | 116 | 1.5 | 97 | 86.5 | 19 | 13.5 | <0.001 |
| Biofeedback | 48 | 0.8 | 36 | 79.7 | 12 | 20.3 | 0.014 |
| Hypnosis | 26 | 0.4 | 20 | 65.9 | 6 | 34.1 | 0.658 |
| Yoga practice | 532 | 7.2 | 429 | 81 | 103 | 19 | <0.001 |
| Tai chi | 142 | 1.7 | 98 | 67.9 | 44 | 32.1 | 0.177 |
| Qi gong | 45 | 0.5 | 31 | 68.4 | 14 | 31.6 | 0.34 |
CAM use was based on 7,919 adults, age over 21 years, who had arthritis, and CAM use in the past 12 months was based on 4,055 CAM users. p values represent significant sex differences by complementary alternative medicine use based on chi-square tests. AMS: alternative medical system; CAM: complementary alternative medicine; MBBT: manipulative and body-based therapies; MBT: mind-body therapy; Wt: weighted.