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Table 1 Relationship between respondent characteristics and the prevalence of CAM use

From: The use of complementary and alternative medicine by patients with diabetes mellitus in Bahrain: a cross-sectional study

Variable (n = 402)

 

Used CAM

N (%)

Has not used CAM

N (%)

Statistics

Gender (n = 402)

Male

103 (56%)

81 (44%)

X2 = 6.53, 1 df, p = 0.01

 

Female

149 (68%)

69 (32%)

 

Age (n = 401)

20-39

42 (63%)

25 (37%)

X2 = 3.18, 2 df, p = 0.20

 

40-59

161 (66%)

84 (34%)

 
 

60 and above

49 (55%)

40 (45%)

 

Ethnicity (n = 402)

Arab

232 (62%)

143 (38%)

X2 = 1.61, 1 df, p = 0.21

 

Non-Arab

20 (74%)

7 (26%)

 

Age finished full-time education (n = 395)

Illiterate

25 (54%)

21 (46%)

X2 = 4.83, 4 df, p = 0.31

 

Less than 13 years

28 (65%)

15 (35%)

 
 

13-18

91 (69%)

41 (31%)

 
 

19-25

86 (63%)

51 (37%)

 
 

Over 25 years

20 (54%)

17 (46%)

 

Length of time with diabetes (n = 400)

≤4 years

48 (49%)

50 (51%)

X2 = 11.86, 3 df, p = 0.008

 

5-9 years

66 (72%)

26 (28%)

 
 

10-15 years

69 (64%)

39 (36%)

 
 

≥16 years

68 (67%)

34 (33%)

 

Treatment of Diabetes (n = 402)

Diet Only

7 (70%)

3 (30%)

X2 = 3.04, 3 df, p = 0.39

 

Diet & Tablets

140 (59%)

96 (41%)

 
 

Diet & Insulin

49 (65%)

26 (35%)

 
 

Diet, Tablets & Insulin

36 (59%)

25 (41%)

 

Complication of diabetes (n = 402)

Present

130 (73%)

49 (27%)

X2 = 13.63, 1 df, p = 0.0002

 

Absent

122 (55%)

101 (45%)

 

Regular blood glucose monitoring (n = 402)

Yes

141 (63%)

83 (37%)

X2 = 0.02, 1 df p = 0.90

 

No

111 (62%)

67 (38%)

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