Table 3.
Subgroup analysis: sociodemographic differences of patients with and without current usage of CAM
| With CAM (n=163) | Without CAM (n=294) | P value | |
| Sex (n male/female, %) | 81/78 (51/49) | 151/101 (60/40) | 0.046 |
| Age (years, range) | 52 (17–92) | 52 (17–93) | 0.954 |
| Insurance, n (%) | |||
| Statutory | 146 (92) | 228 (92) | 0.806 |
| Private | 10 (6) | 18 (7) | |
| Supplementary | 3 (2) | 3 (1) | |
| Reason of admission, n (%) | 0.707 | ||
| Chronic back pain | 2 (1) | 0 (0) | |
| Acute back pain | 5 (3) | 6 (2) | |
| Bone fracture | 65 (40) | 90 (35) | |
| Ligament injury | 9 (6) | 18 (7) | |
| Metastatic cancer with bone lesions | 1 (1) | 2 (1) | |
| Endoscopic examination of a joint | 4 (3) | 6 (2) | |
| Joint replacement | 7 (4) | 7 (3) | |
| Concussion | 6 (4) | 10 (4) | |
| Accident | 41 (25) | 76 (30) | |
| Other | 21 (13) | 40 (16) | |
| Planned therapy | 0.214 | ||
| Operation | 110 (70%) | 186 (75%) | |
| Not operative | 19 (12%) | 34 (14%) | |
| I don’t know | 28 (18%) | 29 (11%) |
Results are expressed as absolute values and percentage of patients who answered the question.
CAM, complementary and alternative medicine.