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Table 2 Factors associated with Herbal and Traditional Medicine use

From: Herbal or traditional medicine consumption in a Thai worker population: pattern of use and therapeutic control in chronic diseases

 

Univariate

Multivariate

Variable

OR

95% CI

P-value

OR

95% CI

P-value

Age (> 50 vs < 50 years)

0.91

0.81–1.01

0.07

0.82

0.72–0.93

0.002

Sex (F vs M)

1.17

1.05–1.32

0.006

1.34

1.17–1.54

< 0.001

Obesity (Y vs N)

1.11

0.92–1.34

0.2

   

Education (Secondary vs higher)

1.00

0.91–1.11

0.9

   

Income (< 20,000 THB vs higher)

1.07

0.91–1.25

0.4

   

Current smoker (Y vs N)

0.96

0.84–1.10

0.5

   

Current alcohol (Y vs N)

1.18

1.06–1.31

0.003

1.30

1.30–1.14

< 0.001

SR Diabetes mellitus (Y vs N)

1.43

1.21–1.69

< 0.001

1.37

1.14–1.66

0.001

SR Hypertension (Y vs N)

1.12

1.00–1.26

0.058

   

SR Liver disease (Y vs N)

1.42

1.21–1.67

< 0.001

1.39

1.17–1.64

< 0.001

SR Dyslipidemia (Y vs N)

1.31

1.18–1.46

< 0.001

1.33

1.18–1.50

< 0.001

SR Cancer (Y vs N)

1.38

1.07–1.78

0.01

1.32

1.003–1.74

0.047

SR CVD (Y vs N)

0.96

0.74–1.24

0.7

   
  1. OR Odds ratio, CI confidence interval; Obesity; BMI > 30 kg/m2; Income, Monthly household income in Thai Baht; SR self-reported, CVD cardiovascular disease
  2. p < 0.05 denotes statistical significance
  3. Bold p values  < 0.05