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Table 2 Predictors of CAM Use

From: Use of complementary and alternative medicine by those with a chronic disease and the general population - results of a national population based survey

Variable

Odds Ratio (95% CI)

Asthma

 

   0 = No

Ref

   1 = Yes

1.28 (1.22-1.35)

Diabetes

 

   0 = No

Ref

   1 = Yes

0.80 (0.73-0.88)

Migraine

 

   0 = No

Ref

   1 = Yes

1.42 (1.36-1.49)

Sex

 

   1 = male

Ref

   2 = female

1.97 (1.90-2.04)

Age Group

 

   0 = 25-44

Ref

   1 = 12-24

0.55 (0.52-0.59)

   2 = 45-64

0.91 (0.88-0.95)

   3 = ≥65

0.48 (0.46-0.52)

Highest Level of Education

 

   1 = didn't graduate from high school

Ref

   2 = high school grad

1.59 (1.49-1.69)

   3 = some post-secondary

2.03 (1.89-2.18)

   4 = post-secondary grad

2.51 (2.38-2.65)

Marital

 

   1 = married/common law

Ref

   2 = widowed/separated/divorced

1.14 (1.09-1.20)

   3 = single

1.11 (1.05-1.16)

Income Quintiles (based on household income)

 

   1 = lowest

Ref

   2 = low middle

1.17 (1.10-1.24)

   3 = middle

1.35 (1.27-1.43)

   4 = upper middle

1.58 (1.49-1.68)

   5 = highest

1.71 (1.61-1.82)