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Table 1 Association between participant’s characteristics and the use of TCIM (N = 3130)

From: Use of traditional and complementary medicine by ethnic Indian women living with polycystic ovary syndrome: a global survey

Participant’s characteristics a

Total Respondents

(N = 3130)

USE OF TCIMb

Noc (n = 615, 20%)

Yes (n = 2515, 80%)

P-valued

Multivariable analysise, OR (95% CI), P-value

Age (years), n (%)

   

0.43

 

18–24

1199 (38)

245 (40)

954 (38)

0.76 (0.50 to 1.16), 0.21

25–34

1623 (52)

317 (51)

1306 (52)

0.78 (0.55 to 1.12), 0.18

35–55

308 (10)

53 (9)

255 (10)

Ref

Country of birth

   

< 0.001

 

India

2577 (82)

2083 (94)

494 (89)

1.34 (0.95 to 1.90), 0.09

Outside India

203 (18)

142 (6)

61 (11)

Ref

Missing

350 (11)

    

Country of current residence

   

< 0.001

 

India

2046 (74)

357 (64)

1689 (76)

1.81 (1.43 to 2.28), < 0.001

Other countries

734 (26)

198 (36)

536 (24)

Ref

Missing

350 (11)

    

Education

   

0.08

 

Below undergraduate degree

263 (9)

63 (11)

200 (9)

0.79 (0.55 to 1.13),

0.19

Undergraduate degree

1375 (50)

283 (51)

1092 (49)

0.86 (0.69 to 1.07),

0.17

Postgraduate degree

1142 (41)

209 (38)

933 (42)

Ref

Missing

350 (11)

    

Occupation

   

0.19

 

Unemployed

256 (9)

53 (10)

203 (9)

0.32 (0.07 to 1.42), 0.14

Employed

1486 (54)

291 (52)

1195 (54)

0.35 (0.08 to 1.52), 0.16

Studying

760 (27)

167 (30)

593 (27)

0.41 (0.09 to 1.81), 0.24

Home Duties

249 (9)

42 (8)

207 (9)

0.29 (0.07 to 1.26), 0.10

Other

26 (1)

2 (0.4)

24 (1)

Ref

Missing

353 (11)

    

Relationship status

   

0.24

 

Single

1113 (40)

226 (41)

887 (40)

1.79 (0.88 to 3.64), 0.11

Married/in a relationship

1623 (58)

316 (57)

1307 (59)

1.85 (0.92 to 3.71), 0.08

Other

44 (2)

13 (2)

31 (1)

Ref

Missing

350 (11)

    

Family history of type 2 diabetes

   

0.72

 

No

1742 (56)

346 (57)

1396 (56)

Ref

Yes

1353 (44)

262 (43)

1091 (44)

1.06 (0.87 to 1.30), 0.50

Missing

35 (1)

    

Family history of PCOS

   

0.69

 

No

2550 (82)

495 (81)

2055 (82)

Ref

Yes

571 (18)

115 (19)

456 (18)

0.97 (0.77 to 1.24), 0.84

Missing

9 (0.3)

    

BMI (kg/m 2 )

     

< 18.0

76 (2)

13 (3)

63 (2)

0.25

Ref

18.0-22.9

711 (23)

131 (21)

580 (23)

0.85 (0.42 to 1.68), 0.64

23.0-24.9

435 (14)

75 (12)

360 (14)

1.02 (0.50 to 2.07), 0.95

≥ 25.0

1908 (61)

396 (64)

1512 (79)

0.77 (0.39 to 1.52), 0.46

Presence of co-morbidity

     

Yes

2042 (65)

1646 (81)

396 (19)

0.637

 

No

1088 (35)

869 (80)

219 (20)

 
  1. aIndependent variable/predictors
  2. bDependent variable
  3. cReference value in multivariable analysis
  4. dChi-square/Fisher’s exact test
  5. eBinary logistic analysis adjusted for other factors listed in the table except for the presence of co-morbidity
  6. Significant P-values are marked in bold
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