Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of CAM and non-CAM users with pre-dialysis
Characteristic | Total (%) n = 275 | CAM user (%) n = 128 | Non-CAM user (%) n = 147 | p-valuea |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | Â | Â | Â | 0.908 |
 Male | 160 (58) | 74 (57.8) | 86 (58.5) |  |
 Female | 115 (41.8) | 54 (42.2) | 61 (41.5) |  |
Age (years) | Â | Â | Â | 0.020* |
 20–60 | 72 (26.2) | 42 (32.8) | 30 (20.4) |  |
  > 60 | 203 (73.8) | 86 (67.2) | 117 (79.6) |  |
Educational level | Â | Â | Â | 0.77 |
 University | 26 (9.5) | 13 (10.2) | 13 (8.8) |  |
 Middle school | 142 (51.6) | 68 (53.1) | 74 (50.4) |  |
 Primary school or below | 107 (38.9) | 47 (36.7) | 60 (40.8) |  |
Religion | Â | Â | Â | 0.681 |
 Buddhism/Taoism | 209 (76) | 97 (75.8) | 112 (76.2) |  |
 Christian/Catholic | 12 (4.4) | 7 (5.5) | 5 (3.4) |  |
 Atheist | 54 (19.6) | 24 (18.8) | 30 (20.4) |  |
Residence | Â | Â | Â | 0.177 |
 Rural | 76 (27.6) | 30 (23.4) | 46 (31.3) |  |
 Urban | 199 (72.4) | 98 (76.6) | 101 (68.7) |  |
Monthly income (NTD) | Â | Â | Â | 0.254 |
  < 40,000 | 204 (74.2) | 89 (69.5) | 115 (78.2) |  |
 40,000–50,000 | 48 (17.5) | 26 (20.3) | 22 (15) |  |
  > 50,000 | 23 (8.4) | 13 (10.2) | 10 (6.8) |  |
Work status | Â | Â | Â | 0.198 |
 Employed | 84 (30.5) | 44 (34.4) | 40 (27.2) |  |
 Unemployed | 191 (69.5) | 84 (65.6) | 107 (72.8) |  |
Marital status | Â | Â | Â | 0.295 |
 Single | 27 (9.8) | 15 (11.7) | 12 (8.2) |  |
 Married | 184 (66.9) | 88 (68.8) | 96 (65.3) |  |
 Divorced/widowed | 64 (23.3) | 25 (19.5) | 39 (26.5) |  |
Comorbidity | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Hypertension | 235 (85.5) | 109 (85.2) | 126 (85.7) | 0.896 |
 Diabetes | 126 (45.8) | 62 (48.4) | 64 (43.5) | 0.416 |
 Cardiovascular disease | 24 (8.7) | 7 (5.5) | 17 (11.6) | 0.074 |
 Gout | 76 (27.6) | 29 (22.7) | 47 (32) | 0.085 |
 Hyperlipidemia | 66 (24) | 27 (21.1) | 39 (26.5) | 0.292 |
Duration of CKD (years) | Â | Â | Â | 0.032* |
  ≤ 5 | 125 (45.5) | 67 (52.3) | 58 (39.5) |  |
  > 5 | 150 (54.5) | 61 (47.7) | 89 (60.5) |  |