Table 1 Characteristics of the study participants according to the use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) ( n = 2,077)

Gender

0.11

 Male

704 (64.71)

384 (35.29)

1.45

 Female

661 (66.84)

328 (33.16)

1.50

Region of residence

<0.01

 Metropolitan

691 (68.96)

311 (31.04)

1.46

 Others

674 (62.70)

401 (37.30)

1.47

Age

10.13 ± 4.83

10.22 ± 5.42

0.54

Siblings

0.66

 None

274 (64.17)

153 (35.83)

2.32

 1 sibling

850 (66.77)

423 (33.23)

1.32

 ≥2 siblings

241 (63.93)

136 (36.07)

2.47

Perceived health status

<0.01

 Good

1080 (63.19)

629 (36.81)

1.17

 Poor

285 (77.45)

83 (22.55)

2.18

Self-reported illness

<0.01

 Yes

383 (80.80)

91 (19.20)

1.81

 No

982 (61.26)

621 (38.74)

1.22

Doctor visit

<0.01

 Yes

1224 (68.46)

564 (31.54)

1.10

 No

141 (48.79)

148 (51.21)

2.94

Number of doctor visits

5.5 (2.9–7.8)

3.2 (1.8–5.6)

<0.01

Relationship to subject

<0.01

 Father

207 (58.15)

149 (41.85)

2.61

 Mother

1139 (68.29)

529 (31.71)

1.14

 Grandparent

19 (35.85)

34 (64.15)

6.59

Caregiver age (years)

<0.01

 20–29

20 (57.14)

15 (42.86)

8.36

 30–39

590 (69.33)

261 (30.67)

1.58

 40–49

671 (65.66)

351 (34.34)

1.49

 50–59

57 (53.27)

50 (46.73)

4.82

 ≥60

19 (35.85)

34 (64.15)

6.59

Caregiver educational level

<0.01

 Less than high  school diploma

41 (35.04)

76 (64.96)

4.41

 High school diploma

606 (65.44)

320 (34.56)

1.56

 College or university  diploma

664 (69.38)

293 (30.62)

1.49

 Above postgraduate  course

47 (74.60)

16 (25.40)

5.48

Family income (10⁶ KRW/month)

<0.01

 <1

14 (31.82)

30 (68.18)

7.02

 1–1.9

83 (50.30)

82 (49.70)

3.89

 2–2.9

283 (58.35)

202 (41.65)

2.24

 3–3.9

456 (69.51)

200 (30.49)

1.80

 4–4.9

251 (73.18)

92 (26.82)

2.39

 ≥5

278 (72.40)

106 (27.60)

2.28

CAM use by adult family members

<0.01

 Yes

808 (81.62)

182 (18.38)

1.23

 No

557 (51.24)

530 (48.76)

1.52

CAM use expenditures of adult family members^b

118.55 ± 1049.36

63.27 ± 740.76

0.47