Table 4 Summary data for users (Yes) compared with non-users (No) of complementary medicine for chronic low back pain
Complementary medicine use for chronic low back pain | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
YES | NO | OR (95% CI) | (p-value) | |
(N = 126) | (N = 37) | |||
Age (mean ± SD) | 59 (±16.2) | 61 (±16.2) | 0.99 (0.96–1.01) | 0.41 |
Sex | ||||
Male | 50 (40.3%) | 19 (51.4) | ref | |
Female | 74 (59.7%) | 18 (48.6) | 1.56 (0.74–3.26) | 0.24 |
Origin | ||||
Other | 36 (29.5%) | 13 (36.1%) | ref | |
Swiss | 86 (70.5%) | 23 (63.9%) | 1.35 (0.61–2.95) | 0.45 |
Educational level | ||||
Basic/apprenticeship | 66 (55.5%) | 22 (73.3%) | ref | |
Professional diploma/high school/college | 31 (26%) | 2 (6.7%) | 5.16 (1.14–23-3) | 0.03 |
University | 22 (18.5%) | 2 (20%) | 1.22 (0.43–3.4) | 0.70 |
Marital status | ||||
Single | 19 (15.2%) | 3 (8.8%) | ref | |
Married/civil partnership | 67 (53.6%) | 10 (58.8%) | 0.50 (0.13–1.87) | 0.31 |
Divorced/separated | 29 (23.2%) | 8 (23.6%) | 0.57 (0.13–2.43) | 0.45 |
Widower | 10 (8%) | 3 (8.8%) | 0.32 (0.06–1.6) | 0.16 |
Complementary medicine health insurance | ||||
No | 40 (32.5%) | 14 (41.2%) | ref | |
Yes | 81 (65.9%) | 17 (50%) | 2.26 (1.07–4.78) | 0.03 |
Does not know | 2 (1.6%) | 3 (8.8%) | ||
Pain duration | ||||
1–12 months | 14 (11.3%) | 9 (24.4%) | ref | |
1–5 years | 48 (38.7%) | 14 (37.8%) | 2.2 (0.78-6.15) | 0.13 |
More than 5 years | 76 (47.2%) | 14 (37.8%) | 2.84 (1.02–7.88) | 0.04 |