| |
Purchase of CHM
| |
|---|
|
No (N = 15,889)
|
Yes (N = 867)
| |
Multivariate adjusted
| |
|---|
|
n
|
(%)
|
n
|
(%)
|
p-value
|
OR
|
(95% CI)c
|
Scored
|
|---|
|
Age, years
|
|
20–29
|
3561
|
(97.8)
|
81
|
(2.2)
|
<0.0001
|
1.00
|
(reference)
|
0
|
|
30–39
|
3331
|
(95.8)
|
145
|
(4.2)
| |
1.87
|
(1.42–2.48)
|
2
|
|
40–49
|
3469
|
(93.8)
|
230
|
(6.2)
| |
2.71
|
(2.06–3.55)
|
4
|
|
50–59
|
2394
|
(93.0)
|
179
|
(7.0)
| |
2.82
|
(2.10–3.77)
|
4
|
|
60–69
|
1566
|
(93.0)
|
118
|
(7.0)
| |
2.80
|
(2.02–3.88)
|
4
|
|
≥ 70
|
1568
|
(93.2)
|
114
|
(6.8)
| |
2.84
|
(2.03–3.99)
|
4
|
|
Gender
|
|
Male
|
8166
|
(95.5)
|
382
|
(4.5)
|
<0.0001
|
1.00
|
(reference)
|
0
|
|
Female
|
7723
|
(94.1)
|
485
|
(5.9)
| |
1.28
|
(1.11–1.48)
|
1
|
|
Occupation
|
|
White collar
|
5821
|
(92.5)
|
276
|
(7.5)
|
0.02
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Blue collar
|
5828
|
(93.9)
|
336
|
(6.1)
| |
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Others
|
4284
|
(93.4)
|
255
|
(6.6)
| |
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Education, years
|
|
0
|
1158
|
(92.8)
|
90
|
(7.2)
|
<0.0001
|
1.25
|
(0.90–1.73)
|
1
|
|
1–9
|
5350
|
(93.0)
|
404
|
(7.0)
| |
1.46
|
(1.18–1.80)
|
1
|
|
10–12
|
4555
|
(95.9)
|
194
|
(4.1)
| |
1.03
|
(0.83–1.27)
|
1
|
|
≥ 13
|
4826
|
(96.4)
|
179
|
(3.6)
| |
1.00
|
(reference)
|
0
|
|
Family income, NTDs
|
|
< 30,000
|
4106
|
(93.5)
|
287
|
(6.5)
|
<0.0001
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
30,000–200,000
|
11,360
|
(95.3)
|
556
|
(4.7)
| |
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
> 200,000
|
423
|
(94.6)
|
24
|
(5.4)
| |
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Marital status
|
|
Married
|
10,115
|
(94.2)
|
626
|
(5.8)
|
<0.0001
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Unmarried
|
3965
|
(97.5)
|
101
|
(2.5)
| |
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Others
|
1809
|
(92.8)
|
140
|
(7.2)
| |
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Ethnicity
|
|
Non-indigenous
|
15,532
|
(93.2)
|
857
|
(6.8)
|
0.012
|
2.61
|
(1.29–5.30)
|
4
|
|
Indigenous
|
401
|
(96.1)
|
10
|
(3.9)
| |
1.00
|
(reference)
|
0
|
|
Density of physiciansa
|
|
Low
|
5657
|
(94.3)
|
342
|
(5.7)
|
0.0002
|
1.16
|
(0.97–1.37)
|
1
|
|
Moderate
|
5351
|
(95.3)
|
365
|
(4.7)
| |
1.38
|
(1.16–1.65)
|
1
|
|
High
|
4881
|
(94.9)
|
260
|
(5.1)
| |
1.00
|
(reference)
|
0
|
|
Unhealthy lifestylesb
|
|
None
|
7824
|
(93.5)
|
442
|
(5.4)
|
0.4785
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
One
|
3575
|
(93.0)
|
181
|
(4.8)
| |
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Two or three
|
4490
|
(93.0)
|
244
|
(5.2)
| |
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Medical care in past 6 months
|
|
Without illness
|
4974
|
(97.0)
|
156
|
(3.0)
|
<0.0001
|
1.00
|
(reference)
|
0
|
|
Illness with medical care
|
7409
|
(94.2)
|
453
|
(5.8)
| |
1.83
|
(1.52–2.21)
|
2
|
|
Illness without medical care
|
3506
|
(93.2)
|
258
|
(6.8)
| |
2.69
|
(2.19–3.31)
|
4
|
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CHM Chinese herbal medicine, TCM traditional Chinese medicine
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aPhysicians/km2. bIncluding alcohol drinking, smoking and betel nut chewing. cAdjusted for all covariates in this table. dPredicted scores: 1.0 ≤ OR <1.5 predicted score = 1, 1.5 ≤ OR <2.0 predicted score = 2, 2.0 ≤ OR <2.5 predicted score = 3, 2.5 ≤ OR <3.0 predicted score = 4, 3.0 ≤ OR <3.5 predicted score = 5, 3.5 ≤ OR < 4.0 predicted score = 6
