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Table.2 Univariate logistic regression analyses of factors associated with the use of the top five most popular complementary therapies among patients with systemic lupus erythematosus

From: Factors associated with the use of complementary therapies in Taiwanese patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: a cross-sectional study

Variable

Fitness walking/strolling

Buddhist prayer/attending temple

Vitamin consumption

Calcium supplementation

Fish oil supplementation

% use

Odds ratio

p

% use

Odds ratio

p

% use

Odds ratio

p

% use

Odds ratio

p

% use

Odds ratio

p

Sex

 Male

32.4

1

 

32.4

1

 

23.5

1

 

14.7

1

 

11.8

1

 

 Female

37.5

1.26

0.552

37.2

1.24

0.576

31.9

1.52

0.321

24.6

1.89

0.203

19.6

1.82

0.275

Age interval (years)

 20–39

25.0

1

 

25.0

1

 

25.7

1

 

13.6

1

 

19.3

1

 

  ≥ 40

45.0

2.46

< 0.001

44.5

2.41

< 0.001

34.6

1.53

0.079

30.3

2.77

< 0.001

18.5

0.95

0.851

Body mass index

 Normal weight

37.0

1

 

34.8

1

 

31.5

1

 

23.4

1

 

22.8

1

 

 Underweight

37.5

1.02

0.945

41.7

1.34

0.378

35.4

1.19

0.608

29.2

1.35

0.407

16.7

0.68

0.358

 Overweight or obesity

37.0

1.00

0.997

37.8

1.14

0.591

28.6

0.87

0.586

21.8

0.92

0.758

13.4

0.52

0.045

Educational level

 High school or below

40.1

1

 

42.9

1

 

27.7

1

 

26.6

1

 

14.1

1

 

 College or above

33.9

0.77

0.229

30.5

0.58

0.016

34.5

1.38

0.169

20.7

0.72

0.197

23.6

1.87

0.025

Marital status

 Single

29.7

1

 

28.8

1

 

30.5

1

 

16.1

1

 

16.9

1

 

 Married, widowed, or divorced

40.8

1.63

0.043

40.8

1.70

0.029

31.3

1.04

0.875

27.5

1.97

0.019

19.7

1.20

0.527

Job change related to SLE

 No

37.1

1

 

38.3

1

 

29.4

1

 

21.8

1

 

20.2

1

 

 Yes

36.9

0.99

0.971

33.0

0.79

0.349

35.0

1.29

0.310

28.2

1.41

0.201

15.5

0.73

0.314

Employment status

 Employed

30.2

1

 

35.6

1

 

30.2

1

 

19.4

1

 

21.6

1

 

 Unemployed

48.8

2.21

0.001

38.8

1.15

0.552

32.6

1.12

0.643

31.0

1.87

0.014

14.0

0.59

0.078

Self-report health status

 Healthy

34.8

1

 

32.6

1

 

22.8

1

 

16.3

1

 

26.1

1

 

 Not healthy or average

37.8

1.14

0.602

38.2

1.28

0.338

34.0

1.74

0.049

26.3

1.83

0.056

16.2

0.55

0.039

Disease duration, years

  < 10

29.4

1

 

30.2

1

 

22.2

1

 

16.7

1

 

16.7

1

 

  ≥ 10

41.3

1.70

0.027

40.4

1.57

0.056

36.0

1.97

0.008

27.6

1.90

0.023

20.0

1.25

0.444

Age at diagnosis, years

 0–29

28.5

1

 

30.6

1

 

32.3

1

 

21.5

1

 

22.6

1

 

  ≥ 30

46.7

2.20

< 0.001

43.6

1.75

0.012

29.7

0.89

0.605

26.1

1.29

0.317

14.5

0.58

0.056

Alcohol use

 Yes

29.6

1

 

21.0

1

 

29.6

1

 

17.3

1

 

23.5

1

 

 No

39.3

1.54

0.117

41.5

2.67

0.001

31.5

1.09

0.752

25.6

1.64

0.127

17.4

0.69

0.223

Smoking

 Yes

11.8

1

 

23.5

1

 

20.6

1

 

8.8

1

 

8.8

1

 

 No

39.7

4.95

0.003

38.2

2.01

0.098

32.2

1.83

0.170

25.2

3.49

0.043

19.9

2.56

0.130

Vigorous exercise in the past year

 Never

6.7

1

 

21.7

1

 

31.7

1

 

13.3

1

 

10.0

1

 

 Yes

43.3

10.69

< 0.001

39.9

2.40

0.009

30.9

0.97

0.910

25.8

2.26

0.043

20.6

2.34

0.061

Sleep duration/day, hours

  ≥ 8

26.1

1

 

29.0

1

 

36.2

1

 

23.2

1

 

16.7

1

 

  ≤ 7

39.7

1.87

0.037

38.7

1.54

0.137

29.8

0.75

0.301

23.8

1.03

0.920

27.5

0.53

0.040

Sleeping medication use

 No

37.2

1

 

35.6

1

 

27.3

1

 

22.5

1

 

18.6

1

 

 Yes

36.7

0.98

0.942

39.8

1.20

0.462

40.8

1.84

0.015

26.5

1.24

0.429

19.4

1.05

0.862

SLEDAI-2 K

 

0.92

0.003

 

0.98

0.529

 

0.96

0.125

 

1.01

0.789

 

1.02

0.479

Domain of LupusQoL

 Physical health

 

0.90

0.052

 

0.87

0.011

 

0.89

0.045

 

0.85

0.005

 

1.14

0.108

 Emotional health

 

1.04

0.498

 

0.97

0.641

 

1.01

0.895

 

0.94

0.336

 

0.99

0.841

 Body image

 

1.04

0.474

 

0.97

0.472

 

0.98

0.756

 

0.99

0.890

 

1.01

0.885

 Pain

 

1.00

0.921

 

0.92

0.056

 

0.99

0.895

 

0.94

0.132

 

1.07

0.257

 Planning

 

1.02

0.709

 

0.94

0.175

 

0.97

0.448

 

0.92

0.062

 

1.08

0.217

 Fatigue

 

1.06

0.194

 

0.96

0.342

 

0.93

0.134

 

0.98

0.706

 

0.99

0.815

 Intimate relationships

 

0.96

0.220

 

0.89

0.002

 

0.99

0.753

 

0.87

< 0.001

 

1.03

0.560

 Burden to others

 

1.00

0.987

 

0.90

0.006

 

0.98

0.506

 

0.98

0.543

 

0.97

0.437

  1. SLE systemic lupus erythematosus, SLEDAI-2 K Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Disease Activity Index 2000
  2. The score of LupusQoL was multiplied by 10 in the regression analysis, and therefore, the odds ratio was per 10-point change in LupusQoL