Table 1-2.
Subject Attributes of User of CAM Prescribed and/or Advised by Physicians (n=411).
| N | % in 411 | % in 3,208 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | |||
| Male | 181 | 41.0 | 5.6 |
| Female | 230 | 52.2 | 7.2 |
| Age cohort | |||
| 20s | 77 | 17.5 | 2.4 |
| 30s | 64 | 14.5 | 2.0 |
| 40s | 82 | 18.6 | 2.6 |
| 50s | 91 | 20.6 | 2.8 |
| 60s | 97 | 17.5 | 3.0 |
| Final Education | |||
| Junior High School | 15 | 4.2 | 0.5 |
| High School | 111 | 31.4 | 3.5 |
| Technical School | 41 | 11.6 | 1.3 |
| Higher professional school | 3 | 0.8 | 0.1 |
| University | 165 | 46.6 | 5.1 |
| Graduate School | 19 | 5.4 | 0.6 |
| Health status | |||
| Very good | 8 | 1.9 | 0.2 |
| Good | 129 | 31.4 | 4.0 |
| Tolerable | 163 | 39.7 | 5.1 |
| Not very good | 100 | 24.3 | 3.1 |
| Very poor | 11 | 2.7 | 0.3 |
| Long-term disease/disability | |||
| Yes | 207 | 46.9 | |
| % in 207 | % in 3,208 | ||
| Hypertension | 51 | 24.6 | 1.6 |
| Mental diseases | 44 | 21.3 | 1.4 |
| Musculoskeletal diseases | 40 | 19.3 | 1.2 |
| Skin diseases | 29 | 14.0 | 0.9 |
| Hyperlipidemia | 26 | 12.6 | 0.8 |
| Eye diseases | 20 | 9.7 | 0.6 |
| Diabetes mellitus | 24 | 11.6 | 0.7 |
| Digestive diseases | 19 | 9.2 | 0.6 |
| Nasal diseases | 18 | 8.7 | 0.6 |
| Dental diseases | 20 | 9.7 | 0.6 |
| Respiratory diseases | 16 | 7.7 | 0.5 |
| Cardiovascular diseases | 10 | 4.8 | 0.3 |
| Cancer/malignant diseases | 7 | 3.4 | 0.2 |
| Renal/urological diseases | 8 | 3.9 | 0.2 |
| Ear diseases | 10 | 4.8 | 0.3 |
| Immunological diseases | 10 | 4.8 | 0.3 |
| Trauma | 5 | 2.4 | 0.2 |
| Stroke | 2 | 1.0 | 0.1 |
| Hematological diseases | 3 | 1.4 | 0.1 |
| Others | 36 | 17.4 | 1.1 |