Table 3.
Association between severity of anxiety symptoms and TCM use
| Outcome: TCM use, OR (95% CI) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall TCM | Herbal products | Acupuncture | Massage therapy | Tai chi | Other TCM | |
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| Age | 0.99 (0.98, 1.00)* | 0.98 (0.97, 0.99)*** | 0.98 (0.96, 0.99)** | 1.01 (0.99, 1.03) | 1.02 (1.00, 1.03) | 1.01 (0.99, 1.02) |
| Gender | 1.51 (1.25, 1.81)*** | 1.16 (0.99, 1.37) | 1.65 (1.28, 2.11)*** | 1.28 (1.00, 1.64)* | 1.34 (1.05, 1.71)* | 1.29 (1.07, 1.55)** |
| Education | 1.00 (0.98, 1.02) | 0.96 (0.95, 0.98)*** | 1.01 (0.98, 1.03) | 1.01 (0.98, 1.03) | 1.12 (1.09, 1.15)*** | 1.02 (1.00, 1.04) |
| Income | 0.95 (0.88, 1.03) | 0.96 (0.89, 1.03) | 0.94 (0.84, 0.25) | 0.95 (0.85, 1.06) | 0.88 (0.79, 0.98) | 0.97 (0.89, 1.05) |
| Married status | 1.00 (0.81, 1.25) | 0.94 (0.77, 1.14) | 0.91 (0.69, 1.19) | 0.66 (0.50, 0.86)** | 0.80 (0.61, 1.06) | 1.02 (0.82, 1.27) |
| Household composition | 1.00 (0.95, 1.05) | 1.00 (0.96, 1.05) | 1.00 (0.94, 1.07) | 0.97 (0.91, 1.04) | 0.98 (0.92, 1.05) | 0.94 (0.90, 0.99)* |
| Children | 1.02 (0.96, 1.08) | 1.06 (1.01, 1.13)* | 0.99 (0.91, 1.08) | 0.91 (0.84, 0.98)* | 0.99 (0.91, 1.08) | 0.94 (0.88, 1.00)* |
| Years in the U.S. | 0.99 (0.98, 0.99)** | 0.99 (0.98, 1.00)* | 1.00 (0.99, 1.01) | 1.00 (0.99, 1.01) | 0.98 (0.97, 0.99)** | 0.99 (0.98, 1.01) |
| Year in community | 1.01 (1.00, 1.02)* | 1.02 (1.01, 1.03)*** | 1.02 (1.00, 1.03)** | 1.02 (1.01, 1.03)** | 1.01 (0.99, 1.02) | 0.98 (0.97, 0.99)** |
| Acculturation | 0.99 (0.97, 1.01) | 0.96 (0.94, 0.98)*** | 1.01 (0.98, 1.03) | 1.01 (0.99, 1.04) | 1.05 (1.02, 1.07)*** | 1.02 (1.00, 1.04)* |
| Mild anxiety | 1.14 (0.75, 1.75) | 1.27 (0.88, 1.83) | 0.83 (0.48, 1.44) | 1.16 (0.72, 1.89) | 1.16 (0.70, 1.92) | 0.74 (0.48, 1.13) |
| Moderate anxiety | 1.77 (0.95, 3.29) | 1.23 (0.77, 1.97) | 1.34 (0.74, 2.42) | 1.32 (0.73, 2.40) | 1.06 (0.54, 2.05) | 0.70 (0.40, 1.23) |
| Severe anxiety | 1.08 (0.47, 2.49) | 1.52 (0.72, 3.22) | 1.96 (0.88, 4.42) | 1.69 (0.72, 3.95) | 1.34 (0.54, 3.35) | 0.58 (0.24, 1.42) |
Anxiety symptoms were categorical variables. No Anxiety symptoms were reference group. Model adjusted age, gender, education, income, married status, household composition, number of children, years in the U.S., and years in community OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval
OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval
*
p < 0.05
**
p < 0.01
***
p < 0.001