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Table 3 Utilization of CAM modalities by chronic disease dyads and triads

From: Complementary and alternative medicine use among persons with multiple chronic conditions: results from the 2012 National Health Interview Survey

Disease Combinations

Overall CAM Use

(n = 15,463)

CAM Modalities

Manipulative Methods

(n = 3778)

Biological Treatments

(n = 42)

Mind-Body Interventions

(n = 801)

Energy Therapies

(n = 72)

Alternative Systems

(n = 592)

(%)

χ2 value, p-value

(%)

χ2 value, p-value

(%)

χ2 value, p-value

(%)

χ2 value, p-value

(%)

χ2 value, p-value

(%)

χ2 value, p-value

Disease Dyads

ChoBp

 

0.08, p = 0.773

 

5.12, p = 0.024

 

0.03, p = 0.872

 

30.13, p < 0.001

 

5.32, p = 0.022

 

1.02, p = 0.314

 Yes

11.2

 

25.4

 

0.3

 

3.9

 

0.3

 

3.6

 

 No

18.3

 

23.7

 

0.3

 

5.9

 

0.6

 

4.0

 

ChoDiab

 

6.15, p = 0.014

 

0.58, p = 0.447

 

0.25, p = 0.614

 

29.25, p < 0.001

 

4.16, p = 0.042

 

2.83, p = 0.094

 Yes

3.8

 

23.7

 

0.2

 

2.6

 

0.2

 

3.1

 

 No

25.7

 

24.4

 

0.3

 

5.6

 

0.5

 

3.9

 

ChoOb

 

10.53, p = 0.001

 

22.79, p < 0.001

 

1.27, p = 0.261

 

18.55, p < 0.001

 

2.64, p = 0.106

 

1.40, p = 0.238

 Yes

6.9

 

27.4

 

0.2

 

3.7

 

0.7

 

4.1

 

 No

22.6

 

23.5

 

0.3

 

5.6

 

0.4

 

3.7

 

BpDiab

 

17.18, p < 0.001

 

4.51, p = 0.035

 

0.15, p = 0.702

 

37.98, p < 0.001

 

4.78, p = 0.030

 

4.88, p = 0.028

 Yes

4.3

 

22.7

 

0.2

 

2.6

 

0.2

 

3.0

 

 No

25.2

 

24.6

 

0.3

 

5.7

 

0.5

 

4.0

 

BpOb

 

0.05, p = 0.827

 

2.61, p = 0.107

 

1.67, p = 0.197

 

14.34, p < 0.001

 

2.68, p = 0.103

 

3.03, p = 0.083

  Yes

8.4

 

25.1

 

0.2

 

4.0

 

0.3

 

3.4

 

  No

21.1

 

24.0

 

0.3

 

5.6

 

0.5

 

4.0

 

DiabOb

 

8.55, p = 0.004

 

2.01, p = 0.157

 

5.69, p = 0.018

 

27.74, p < 0.001

 

1.56, p = 0.212

 

2.43, p = 0.120

  Yes

2.9

 

22.9

 

0.04

 

2.4

 

0.3

 

3.1

 

  No

26.6

 

24.5

 

0.3

 

5.5

 

0.5

 

3.9

 

Disease Triads

ChoBpDiab

 

2.84, p = 0.093

 

0.04, p = 0.834

 

0.01, p = 0.933

 

22.67, p < 0.001

 

3.74, p = 0.054

 

1.08, p = 0.299

  Yes

3.20

 

24.1

 

0.3

 

2.6

 

0.2

 

3.3

 

  No

26.3

 

24.3

 

0.3

 

5.5

 

0.5

 

3.9

 

ChoBpOb

 

5.13, p = 0.024

 

13.43, p < 0.001

 

2.68, p = 0.102

 

14.78, p < 0.001

 

0.42, p = 0.518

 

0.02, p = 0.884

  Yes

4.9

 

27.2

 

0.1

 

3.6

 

0.4

 

3.8

 

  No

24.6

 

23.8

 

0.3

 

5.4

 

0.5

 

3.8

 

ChoDiabOb

 

0.37, p = 0.544

 

0.28, p = 0.596

 

2.82, p = 0.094

 

18.48, p < 0.001

 

1.30, p = 0.255

 

0.40, p = 0.528

  Yes

2.0

 

25.0

 

0.0

 

2.2

 

0.2

 

3.5

 

  No

27.5

 

24.3

 

0.3

 

5.4

 

0.5

 

3.8

 

BpDiabOb

 

4.34, p = 0.038

 

0.48, p = 0.491

 

3.89, p = 0.050

 

18.99, p < 0.001

 

2.28, p = 0.132

 

1.04, p = 0.309

  Yes

2.3

 

23.5

 

0.1

 

2.5

 

0.2

 

3.3

 

  No

27.2

 

24.4

 

0.3

 

5.4

 

0.5

 

3.9

 
  1. Note: All percentages are weighted proportions
  2. Disease Dyads: ChoBp = Hypercholesterolemia and Hypertension; ChoDiab = Hypercholesterolemia and Diabetes; ChoOb = Hypercholesterolemia and Obesity; BpDiab = Hypertension and Diabetes; BpOb = Hypertension and Obesity; DiabOb = Diabetes and Obesity
  3. Disease Triads: ChoBpDiab = Hypercholesterolemia and Hypertension and Diabetes; ChoBpOb = Hypercholesterolemia and Hypertension and Obesity; BpDiabOb = Hypertension and Diabetes and Obesity; ChoDiabOb = Hypercholesterolemia and Diabetes and Obesity