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Table 3 Crude ORs of current CAM use according to univariate multinomial logistic regression

From: Current utilization and influencing factors of complementary and alternative medicine among children with neuropsychiatric disease: a cross-sectional survey in Korea

 

Group*

 

Variable

CAM user OR (95 % CI)

CAM non-user with other rehabilitation therapies OR (95 % CI)

P value**

Sex

   

 Male

0.84 (0.54–1.30)

1.45 (1.00–2.12)

0.042

 Female

1.00

1.00

Age

   

 1–6 years

2.48 (1.32–4.65)

4.64 (2.78–7.74)

<0.0001

 7–12 years

2.47 (1.38–4.42)

2.10 (1.26–3.50)

 13–19 years

1.00

1.00

Disease Duration

   

  < 48 months

1.00

1.00

<0.0001

  ≥ 48 months

2.50 (1.38–4.50)

2.70 (1.68–4.34)

Having Health Problems

   

 Yes

1.38 (0.88–2.17)

1.72 (1.18–2.52)

0.016

 No

1.00

1.00

  1. *Reference category: CAM non-user without other rehabilitation therapies
  2. **Estimated P value of the association between the study variables and the polytomous outcome using the likelihood ratio test