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Table 2 Logistic regression analysis results for significant characteristics between users and non-users of CAM and prayer-for-health
| Multivariate logistic regression model of | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| CAM users vs. non-CAM users† (Included prayer-for-health) | CAM users vs. non-CAM users‡ (Excluded prayer-for-health) | Users vs. non-users§ (Prayer-for-health only) | |
| Characteristics | OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) |
| Ethnicity | |||
| Malay | - | - | Reference |
| Chinese | 0.31 (0.20–0.49)** | ||
| Indian | 0.81 (0.46–1.42) | ||
| Others | 0.57 (0.15–2.18) | ||
| Education level | |||
| Primary school/lower | Reference | Reference | - |
| Secondary school | 1.44 (0.90–2.24) | 1.28 (0.82–1.99) | |
| Tertiary | 2.33 (1.22–4.47)* | 2.11 (1.15–3.89)* | |
| Household income/month | |||
| ≤RM 3000 (≈944 USD) | Reference | Reference | Reference |
| >RM 3000 (≈944 USD) | 3.41 (1.92–6.03)** | 2.32 (1.40–3.84)** | 2.55 (1.66–3.93)** |
| Staging of disease | |||
| Early | Reference | Reference | Reference |
| Advanced | 1.86 (1.23–2.82)** | 1.75 (1.18–2.59)* | 2.10 (1.39–3.13)** |
| Chemotherapy adherence | |||
| Postponed | Reference | Reference | - |
| On schedule | 0.18 (0.06–0.51)** | 0.24 (0.10–0.58)** | |
