Complementary and alternative medicine use among children with mental health issues: results from the National Health Interview Survey

Table 4 Percent CAM use^a in the last 12 months (standard error) by comorbid chronic condition among n = 1889 children reporting any mental health condition

Comorbid Chronic Condition	N	Percent CAM use (standard error)	P Value^b
Any Condition			<.001
Yes	1067	24.1 (1.6)
No	822	13.0 (1.4)
Asthma or respiratory allergy			.006
Yes	635	24.4 (2.3)
No	1254	16.7 (1.4)
Head/neck pain/back pain^c			<.011
Yes	501	26.6 (2.2)
No	1388	16.6 (1.2)
Sleep problems^d			<.001
Yes	483	26.6 (2.5)
No	1406	16.6 (1.2)

^a Any of 17 Cam modalities
^b Survey weighted Wald F-test comparing percent CAM use between children with and without the indicated comorbid chronic condition within the subpopulation of all children with any mental health condition
^c “Head” refers to headaches (including migraines); neck pain and low back pain were missing because children under 6 years (n = 54) were not asked these two questions
^d Sleep problems is defined as excessive sleepiness or insomnia

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