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Table 2 Factors affecting usage of complementary medicine

From: Correction: Complementary medicine usage in surgery: a cross-sectional survey in Germany

Parameter

Regression coefficient

Standard error

pa

Odds ratio

95%-Confidence Interval

Lower

Upper

Age

0.002

0.016

0.890

1.002

0.972

1.033

Sex

 Male

Reference

Reference

Reference

Reference

Reference

Reference

 Female

-0.297

0.436

0.496

0.743

0.316

1.747

Location

 Freiburg

Reference

Reference

Reference

Reference

Reference

Reference

 Ulm

2.151

0.470

<0.001

8.590

3.417

21.596

 Heidelberg

2.169

0.651

0.001

8.754

2.443

31.361

Cancer

 Yes

-0.505

0.519

0.330

0.603

0.218

1.669

 No

Reference

Reference

Reference

Reference

Reference

Reference

Nationality

 German

Reference

Reference

Reference

Reference

Reference

Reference

 Other

0.422

0.772

0.585

1.524

0.335

6.927

  1. Goodness-of-fit was assessed using the Hosmer-Lemeshow-Test, indicating a good model fit, χ2(8) = 4.670, p = 0.792
  2. Only patients for whom a complete data set was available were evaluated (n = 125)
  3. aMultiple logistic regression, highest sample-size group was chosen as reference