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Table 3 Correlates of CAM use in multivariate logistic regression among the study sample

From: A hospital-based study on complementary and alternative medicine use among diabetes patients in Rajshahi, Bangladesh

 

AOR

95% CI for AOR: Lower-Upper

p-value

Age

 Below 40 years

0.543

0.164–1.799

0.317

 40 to 60 years

0.650

0.339–1.245

0.194

 60+ years

1

  

Education level

 None

3.400

1.170–9.877

0.025

 Primary

1.983

0.877–4.487

0.100

 Secondary

1.302

0.601–2.821

0.504

 Higher study

1

  

Family income

 Low

8.703

2.151–35.216

0.002

 Middle

2.041

0.998–4.174

0.045

 Higher

1

  

Residence

 Rural

1.767

0.903–3.461

0.097

 Urban

1

  

Duration of diabetes

 More than 5 years

2.821

1.338–5.947

0.006

 Less than 5 years

1

  

Complications of diabetes

 Yes

1.189

0.613–2.307

0.609

 No

1

  

Health care center visit

 Irregular

1.210

0.651–2.249

0.547

 Regular

1

  

Family history of diabetes

 Yes

1.698

0.937–3.077

0.081

 No

1