Table 2 Types of ingestible complementary medicine taken by participants and frequency of use
Complementary medicine use N = 432 | Daily use | Weekly use | Total use | 95% CI | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | % | N | % | N | % | ||
Nutritional supplements, including vitamins, minerals, nutrients from food such as fish oil. | 192 | 44.4 | 92 | 21.3 | 246 | 56.9 | ± 4.67 |
Herbal medicines including herbal tea (for therapeutic reasons), tablets and liquids. | 138 | 31.94 | 55 | 12.73 | 181 | 41.9 | ± 4.65 |
Vitamins and/or minerals prescribed by a medical doctor | 62 | 14.4 | 10 | 2.3 | 63 | 14.6 | ± 3.33 |
Multiple forms of CAM products | 137 | 31.71 | 70 | 16.2 | 207 | 47.9 | ± 4.71 |
Total use | 238 | 55.1 | 179 | 41.4 | 304 | 70.4 | ± 4.3 |