Table 5 Distribution of studied population according to socio-demographic and clinical data that characterizes users versus non-users of CAM
Variable | Categories | Users a N = 59 | Non-usersa N = 69 | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | Male | 43 | 43 | 0.193 |
Female | 16 | 26 | ||
Place of residency | Village | 25 | 43 | 0.039 |
City | 27 | 17 | ||
Refugee camp | 7 | 9 | ||
Social status | Married | 56 | 60 | 0.224 |
Single | 0 | 3 | ||
Widowed | 3 | 6 | ||
Age | <  35 | 0 | 2 | 0.750 |
36–50 | 10 | 9 | ||
50–65 | 30 | 34 | ||
>  65 | 22 | 21 | ||
Educational level | High school | 35 | 50 | 0.231 |
Diploma | 12 | 7 | ||
Bachelor’s degree | 11 | 12 | ||
Higher studies | 1 | 0 | ||
Income | Less than 2000 NIS | 28 | 39 | 0.405 |
2000–5000 NIS | 28 | 21 | ||
5000–10,000 NIS | 5 | 3 | ||
More than 10,000 NIS | 1 | 3 | ||
Health insurance | No health insurance | 2 | 3 | 0.972 |
Governmental insurance | 49 | 60 | ||
Private insurance | 7 | 7 | ||
Smoking status | Smoker | 25 | 30 | 0.758 |
Non-smoker | 34 | 39 | ||
Alcoholic drinks | Yes | 1 | 4 | 0.627 |
No | 57 | 66 | ||
Emergency | Yes | 49 | 52 | 0.106 |
No | 8 | 19 | ||
Pattern of CHD | PTCA | 44 | 44 | 0.044 |
CABG | 12 | 8 | ||
Angina | 4 | 16 | ||
Rehabilitation type | Home | 13 | 22 | 0.289 |
Hospital | 47 | 46 | ||
Period of CHD | Less than 5 yrs. | 34 | 40 | 0.457 |
5–10 yrs. | 14 | 23 | ||
11–20 yrs. | 9 | 5 | ||
More than 20 yrs. | 2 | 1 | ||
Obesity | Underweight | 1 | 0 | 0.311 |
Normal | 11 | 20 | ||
Overweight | 28 | 26 | ||
Obese | 22 | 20 |