From: Use of massage therapy by mid-aged and older Australian women
Demographic | Consulted with a massage therapist | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | p-value | |||
 | n | (%) | n | (%) |  |
Area of Residence | |||||
 Major Cities | 65 | (45) | 842 | (48) |  |
 Inner Regional | 64 | (44) | 682 | (39) |  |
 Outer Regional / Remote | 15 | (10) | 213 | (12) | 0.454 |
Marital Status | |||||
 Single | 9 | (6) | 141 | (8) |  |
 Married Defacto | 95 | (64) | 1072 | (61) |  |
 Widowed/Divorced/Separated | 44 | (30) | 548 | (31) | 0.614 |
Education | |||||
 No Formal Education or School | 35 | (24) | 739 | (42) |  |
 Trade / Apprentice / Diploma | 57 | (39) | 514 | (29) |  |
 University / Higher Degree | 56 | (38) | 505 | (29) |  < 0.001 |
Manages on Income | |||||
 Little or no Difficulty | 90 | (60) | 1190 | (67) |  |
 Some Difficulty | 37 | (25) | 390 | (22) |  |
 Struggles with Income | 22 | (15) | 185 | (10) | 0.149 |
Private Health Insurance | |||||
 Yes | 92 | (62) | 356 | (20) |  |
 No | 57 | (38) | 1420 | (80) |  < 0.001 |
Exercise | |||||
 Inactive / Sedentary | 36 | (24) | 540 | (32) |  |
 Moderately Active | 28 | (19) | 268 | (16) |  |
 Highly Active | 83 | (56) | 887 | (52) | 0.16 |
Cigarette/Tobacco Use | |||||
 Yes | 7 | (5) | 95 | (5) |  |
 No | 141 | (95) | 1634 | (95) | 0.694 |
Alcohol | |||||
 Yes | 9 | (6) | 147 | (8) |  |
 No | 140 | (93) | 1629 | (92) | 0.337 |
Sleep | |||||
 Optimal | 76 | (52) | 940 | (54) |  |
 Not Optimal | 71 | (48) | 800 | (46) | 0.588 |
 | Mean | (SD) | Mean | (SD) | p-value |
EQ5D_THERMO | 67.6 | (17.8) | 71.3 | (18.8) | 0.0180 |
Health Hardiness | 30.2 | (5.6) | 30.2 | (6.3) | 0.9946 |
BMI | 29.3 | (7.0) | 28.9 | (7.3) | 0.519 |