Changes among male and female visitors to practitioners of complementary and alternative medicine in a large adult Norwegian population from 1997 to 2008 (The HUNT studies)

Table 4 Test of difference between males and females in 2008 with Ratio Odds Ratio (ROR)

	Male vs. female 2008
	ROR (95%CI)	P-value 2)
Age group - Under 30	Ref
- 30-39	0.9 (0.6-1.2)	0.484
- 40-49	0.8 (0.6-1.1)	0.202
- 50-59	0.6 (0.4-0.8)**	0.001
- 60-69	0.5 (0.4-0.7)**	< 0.001
- 70-79	0.6 (0.4-0.9)*	0.019
- Over 80	0.6 (0.3-1.0)	0.058
Education - Compulsory school	Ref
- Middle level	0.9 (0.7-1.1)	0.225
- University	0.8 (0.6-1.0)*	0.038
Marital status - Married/cohabiting	Ref
- Single	0.7 (0.6-0.9)*	0.014
- Divorced/separated	0.9 (0.6-1.3)	0.636
- Widow(er)	1.6 (1.0-2.5)*	0.032
Currently working	0.9 (0.7-1.1)	0.353
Current lifestyle: - Daily smoker	1.0 (0.8-1.2)	0.932
- Hard physical activity	1.1 (0.9-1.5)	0.279
Global Health: - Very good	Ref
- Good	1.0 (0.8-1.3)	0.814
- Fair	0.9 (0.7-1.3)	0.664
- Poor	1.0 (0.5-1.8)	0.940
Anxiety and depression - 0-4	Ref
- 5-9	0.8 (0.7-1.0)*	0.024
- 10-14	0.8 (0.6-0.9)*	0.012
- 15-19	0.7 (0.5-1.0)*	0.024
- 20 and higher	0.6 (0.4-0.9)*	0.012
Recent complaint	1.2 (0.9-1.6)	0.182
Chronic complaint	1.2 (1.0-1.5)*	0.048
Psychiatric complaint	0.9 (0.7-1.1)	0.178
Diseases - Asthma	0.8 (0.6-1.0)	0.080
- Hayfever	0.8 (0.7-1.0)*	0.030
- Heart disease	0.9 (0.6-1.2)	0.394
- Cancer	0.9 (0.7-1.2)	0.559
- Diabetes	1.0 (0.7-1.5)	0.900
- Muscskelskeletal disease	1.4 (0.9-2.1)	0.106
Visited last year: - Physician	1.0 (0.8-1.3)	0.997
- Chiropractor	0.8 (0.7-1.1)	0.172

The test is based on the values given in table 2. A ROR above 1 indicates that the Adjusted OR for male is higher than for female.
* p-value < 0.05

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