Table 7 Attitudes of patients with CHD toward CAM by age and gender
Age categorya | Â | Attitudes towards alternative medicine | Dissatisfaction with medical outcomes | Dissatisfaction with medical encounters | Individual responsibility | Natural remedies | Holism | Rejection of authority | Consumerism |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
<  50 N = 19 | Median | 14.00 | 17.00 | 21.83 | 15.00 | 23.18 | 16.00 | 15.00 | 3.00 |
Q1 | 13.00 | 16.00 | 20.00 | 12.00 | 22.00 | 14.00 | 14.00 | 2.00 | |
Q3 | 16.00 | 19.00 | 22.00 | 15.00 | 25.00 | 17.00 | 17.00 | 4.00 | |
50–65 N = 56 | Median | 14.00 | 17.00 | 22.00 | 13.74 | 23.00 | 16.00 | 15.00 | 3.12 |
Q1 | 13.00 | 15.00 | 20.00 | 12.00 | 22.00 | 14.50 | 14.00 | 2.00 | |
Q3 | 16.00 | 18.50 | 24.00 | 15.00 | 25.00 | 17.00 | 17.00 | 4.00 | |
>  65 N = 38 | Median | 15.00 | 16.50 | 21.92 | 15.00 | 22.00 | 17.00 | 16.00 | 3.00 |
Q1 | 14.00 | 15.00 | 20.00 | 13.00 | 21.00 | 14.00 | 14.00 | 2.00 | |
Q3 | 16.00 | 19.00 | 23.00 | 15.00 | 25.00 | 17.00 | 17.00 | 4.00 | |
P-valueb | 0.711 | 0.593 | 0.348 | 0.257 | 0.917 | 0.805 | 0.852 | 0.503 | |
Gender | |||||||||
Male N = 86 | Median | 14.69 | 17.00 | 22.00 | 15.00 | 23.00 | 16.00 | 15.00 | 3.00 |
Q1 | 13.00 | 15.00 | 20.00 | 12.00 | 22.00 | 14.00 | 14.00 | 2.00 | |
Q3 | 18.00 | 22.00 | 27.00 | 15.00 | 29.00 | 20.00 | 17.00 | 5.00 | |
Female N = 42 | Median | 14.35 | 17.00 | 22.00 | 15.00 | 23.00 | 16.00 | 15.17 | 3.00 |
Q1 | 13.00 | 16.00 | 20.00 | 12.00 | 21.00 | 14.00 | 14.00 | 2.00 | |
Q3 | 17.00 | 22.00 | 25.00 | 15.00 | 28.00 | 19.00 | 17.00 | 5.00 | |
P-valuec | 0.569 | 0.653 | 0.625 | 0.668 | 0.898 | 0.876 | 0.717 | 0.827 | |