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Table 4 Results of the multinomial logistic regression to identify predictors of RD-NHP consumption in the previous 12 months; n = 1707

From: Usage of Natural Health Products (NHPs) for respiratory diseases: user characteristics and NHP-Consumption behavior during the Covid-19 pandemic in Germany

 

nRD-NHP user

Non-NHP-user

Variables

B

OR

95% CI

B

OR

95% CI

Gender (male)

0.21

1.23

0.98–1.55

1.08***

2.93

2.08–4.13

Age 18–29 (young)

0.19

1.21

0.82–1.79

0.15

1.16

0.63–2.14

30–59 (middle-aged)

0.12

1.13

0.85–1.50

-0.35

0.70

0.47–1.06

Education < 12 years

0.19

1.21

0.98–1.55

0.41*

1.51

1.09–2.10

Occupation unemployed

0.30*

1.35

1.04–1.75

0.54**

1.71

1.18–2.47

Children in household (no)

0.45**

1.57

1.17–2.11

0.24

1.27

0.78–2.09

Federal State (West)

0.44**

1.55

1.14–2.11

-0.24

0.79

0.53–1.17

Covid-19 infection (no)

0.96***

2.61

1.90–3.60

0.33

1.40

0.89–2.19

Influenza vaccination (no)

-0.05

0.96

0.74–1.23

0.04

1.04

0.72–1.50

Covid-19 vaccination (no)

0.13

1.14

0.83–1.58

0.24

1.27

0.80–2.02

Tetanus vaccination (no)

0.15

1.16

0.90–1.48

0.23

1.26

0.90–1.79

Preventive check-ups (no)

0.02

1.02

0.79–1.31

0.39

1.47

1.04–2.09

Health consultants

      

General practitioner (yes)

-0.39*

0.68

0.50–0.93

0.60*

1.82

1.03–3.22

Pharmacist (yes)

-0.34**

0.71

0.55–0.92

-1.20***

0.30

0.18–0.50

Alternative practitioner (yes)

-0.43

0.65

0.42-1.00

-2.55*

0.08

0.01–0.58

Family and Friends (yes)

-0.18

0.84

0.65–1.08

-0.81***

0.44

0.28–0.71

Nobody (yes)

0.13

1.14

0.66–1.97

0.31

1.36

0.55–3.34

Value orientations

      

Openness to change

-0.09

0.91

0-80-1.04

-0.28**

0.75

0.63–0.90

Conservation

0.10

1.10

0.98–1.24

0–10

1.11

0.93–1.31

Self-enhancement

-0.01

0.99

0.90–1.09

-0.09

0.92

0.80–1.06

Self-transcendence

-0.02

0.98

0.86–1.12

-0.06

0.95

0.79–1.13

  1. Reference group: RD-NHP user; reference categories: gender female; age 60+; children in household yes; federal state East; Covid-19 infection, influenza vaccination, Covid-19 vaccination, tetanus vaccination, preventive check-ups: yes; Health consultants: no. * p ≤ 0.05; ** p ≤ 0.01; *** p ≤ 0.001; bold data are significant