Characteristics | Total n = 331 (%) | CAM users n = 252 (%) | Non-users n = 79 (%) | p-value |
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Gender | ||||
 Male | 106 (32.0) | 70 (27.8) | 36 (45.6) | 0.003 |
 Female | 225 (68.0) | 182 (72.2) | 43 (54.4) | |
Age (years) | ||||
  ≤ 39 | 104 (31.4) | 66 (26.2) | 38 (48.1) | 0.001 |
 40–49 | 93 (28.1) | 72 (28.6) | 21 (26.6) | |
  ≥ 50 | 134 (40.5), | 114 (45.2) | 20 (25.3) | |
Marital status | ||||
 Single | 91 (27.5) | 62 (24.6) | 29 (36.7) | 0.035 |
 Married | 240 (72.5) | 190 (75.4) | 50 (63.3) | |
Level of education | ||||
 Up to secondary school | 162 (48.9) | 125 (49.6) | 37 (46.8) | 0.668 |
 Undergraduate or higher | 169 (51.1) | 127 (50.4) | 42 (53.2) | |
Occupation | ||||
 Professional | 77 (23.3) | 65 (25.8) | 12 (15.2) | 0.001 |
 Office worker | 80 (24.2) | 48 (19.1) | 32 (40.5) | |
 Self-employed | 69 (20.8) | 57 (22.6) | 12 (15.2) | |
 Not employed | 105 (31.7) | 82 (32.5) | 23 (29.1) | |
Monthly household income | ||||
 Low (under 1 M won) | 71 (21.5) | 53 (21.0) | 18 (22.8) | 0.348 |
 Middle (2 M ~ 4 M won) | 123 (37.2) | 99 (39.3) | 24 (30.4) | |
 High (Over 4 M won) | 137 (41.4) | 100 (39.7) | 37 (46.8) | |
Religion | ||||
 No | 136 (41.1) | 93 (36.9) | 43 (54.4) | 0.006 |
 Yes | 195 (58.9) | 159 (63.1) | 36 (45.6) | |
Type of current illness | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Chronic disease | 140 (42.3) | 113 (44.8) | 27 (34.2) | 0.094 |
 Acute condition | 191 (57.7) | 139 (55.2) | 52 (65.8) | |
Smoking status | ||||
 No | 237 (71.6) | 191 (75.8) | 46 (58.2) | 0.003 |
 Yes | 94 (28.4) | 61 (24.2) | 33 (41.8) | |
Alcohol drinking | ||||
 No | 88 (26.6) | 74 (29.4) | 14 (17.7) | 0.041 |
 Yes | 243 (73.4) | 178 (70.6) | 65 (82.3) | |
Prior CAM use | ||||
 No | 150 (45.3) | 78 (31.0) | 72 (91.1) | < 0.001 |
 Yes | 181 (54.7) | 174 (69.0) | 7(8.9) |