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Table 4 Odds of 12-month CAM use in Singapore by ethnicity

From: The use of complementary and alternative medicine in a multi-ethnic Asian population: results from the 2016 Singapore Mental Health Study

 

Chinese

Malay

Indian

OR

95% CI

p

OR

95% CI

p

OR

95% CI

p

Age

 18–34 (reference)

         

 35–49

1.63

0.89–2.98

0.111

1.04

0.59–1.82

0.901

1.28

0.70–2.35

0.426

 50–64

1.09

0.50–2.37

0.210

0.83

0.45–1.52

0.543

1.21

0.60–2.45

0.591

 65+

1.22

0.36–4.15

0.748

0.18

0.05–0.66

0.010

0.76

0.30–1.90

0.554

Gender

 Male (reference)

         

 Female

2.00

1.25–3.20

0.004

1.50

0.99–2.26

0.054

2.21

1.42–3.45

< 0.001

Marital status

 Married (reference)

         

 Never married

1.88

1.08–3.28

0.025

1.96

1.15–3.32

0.013

3.11

1.74–5.55

< 0.001

 Divorced/separated

0.28

0.06–1.24

0.093

1.51

0.71–3.20

0.284

2.36

1.13–4.90

0.022

 Widowed

1.88

0.43–8.17

0.400

4.84

1.63–14.34

0.004

0.93

0.31–2.79

0.890

Education

 University (reference)

         

 Diploma

1.22

0.70–2.12

0.479

0.49

0.24–0.98

0.044

1.37

0.77–2.44

0.282

 Vocational/ITE

0.61

0.18–2.09

0.427

0.45

0.21–0.94

0.034

1.47

0.57–3.82

0.423

 Pre-U/JC

1.14

0.45–2.89

0.777

0.33

0.10–1.09

0.069

1.33

0.50–3.49

0.568

 Secondary

0.83

0.41–1.68

0.609

0.38

0.18–0.79

0.009

1.27

0.64–2.53

0.495

 Pri and below

0.27

0.06–1.17

0.081

0.40

0.16–0.99

0.047

0.67

0.25–1.81

0.435

Employment

 Employed (reference)

         

 Economically inactive

0.59

0.28–1.21

0.148

1.24

0.74–2.05

0.414

1.11

0.67–1.81

0.691

 Unemployed

2.78

1.30–5.98

0.009

1.10

0.48–2.48

0.828

2.19

1.11–4.31

0.024

Monthly Household Income

 10,000 and above (reference)

         

 6000–9999

1.10

0.60–2.01

0.750

1.49

0.56–3.94

0.423

0.57

0.32–1.04

0.065

 4000–5999

0.66

0.32–1.35

0.253

1.19

0.45–3.14

0.724

0.29

0.14–0.60

0.001

 2000–3999

1.25

0.61–2.59

0.543

1.33

0.52–3.38

0.549

0.30

0.15–0.62

0.001

 Below 2000

0.63

0.26–1.55

0.317

1.43

0.52–3.91

0.490

0.59

0.26–1.35

0.212

Any mental disorder

 No (reference)

         

 Yes

3.74

2.28–6.15

< 0.001

4.74

3.13–7.19

< 0.001

3.66

2.37–5.65

< 0.001