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. 2021 Jul 12;27(7):550–568. doi: 10.1089/acm.2020.0414

Table 9.

Multivariable Analysis of Herbal Products

Continued/discontinued use of herbal products
Model variables Wave 1–2
Wave 2–3
ORa 95% CI p ORa 95% CI p
Race     0.79     0.26
 White 0.89 0.40–2.02   1.75 0.66–4.62  
 Other Ref     Ref    
Age     0.17     0.20
 25–44 years 0.66 0.36–1.21   1.57 0.84–2.93  
 45–64 Ref     Ref    
 65+ 0.33 0.08–1.39   0.78 0.41–1.49  
Sex     <0.01     0.34
 Male Ref     Ref    
 Female 2.56 1.35–4.85   0.75 0.42–1.35  
Education     0.07     0.78
 Less than high school 0.10 0.01–0.90   0.52 0.07–3.90  
 High school, GED, AD 0.70 0.36–1.34   0.79 0.44–1.43  
 BA/BS Ref     Ref    
 Advanced degree 1.39 0.63–3.06   0.76 0.37–1.54  
Spiritual importance     0.23     0.90
 Not or not very important Ref     Ref    
 Somewhat to very important 2.06 0.63–6.69   0.94 0.39–2.28  
Depression     0.60     0.38
 Yes Ref     Ref    
 No 1.25 0.54–2.90   0.72 0.35–1.49  
Herbal use in wave 1         <0.01
 Yes   2.17 0127–3.71  
 No   Ref    
New use of herbal products
Model variables Wave 1–2
Wave 2–3
ORa 95% CI p ORa 95% CI p
Race
 
 
0.14
 
 
0.81
 White
1.45
0.89–2.36
0.92
0.44–1.91
 
 Other
Ref
 
 
Ref
 
 
Age
 
 
0.12
 
 
0.02
 25–44 years
0.89
0.67–1.20
 
1.26
0.75–2.12
 
 45–64
Ref
 
 
Ref
 
 
 65+
0.58
0.34–0.98
 
0.46
0.24–0.87
 
Sex
 
 
<0.0001
 
 
0.09
 Male
Ref
 
 
Ref
 
 
 Female
2.79
2.07–3.74
 
1.51
0.94–2.44
 
Education
 
 
<0.0001
 
 
0.06
 Less than high school
0.20
0.09–0.45
 
1.11
0.39–3.17
 
 High school, GED, AD
0.45
0.33–0.62
 
0.82
0.47–1.43
 
 BA/BS
Ref
 
 
Ref
 
 
 Advanced degree
0.95
0.64–1.41
 
1.77
0.97–3.25
 
Spiritual importance
 
 
<0.01
 
 
0.03
 Not or not very important
Ref
 
 
Ref
 
 
 Somewhat to very important
1.84
1.26–2.69
 
2.34
1.10–4.98
 
Depression
 
 
0.36
 
 
0.83
 Yes
Ref
 
 
Ref
 
 
 No
1.23
0.79–1.92
 
1.08
0.53–2.21
 
Herbal use in wave 1
 
 

 
 
<0.0001
 Yes


 
4.33
2.08–9.03
 
 No   Ref    
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Adjusted for all variables in the table in addition to smoking status, marriage status, total household income, insurance status, joint/bone disease, sciatica/lumbago/recurring backache, and migraine headaches.

AD, Associate's degree; BA/BS, Bachelor of Art or Bachelor of Science degree; CI, confidence interval; GED, general educational development; OR, odds ratio.