Table 5 Top 10 common CAM modalities used by different groups of pre-dialysis patients (n = 128)
Types of CAM | Total (%)b | Groups of CKD patients, n (%)b | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Stage 3b n = 67 | Stage 4 n = 37 | Stage 5 n = 24 | ||
Vitamin & minerals | 49 (38.3) | 24 (35.8) | 15 (40.5) | 10 (41.7) |
CHM | 28 (21.9) | 13 (19.4) | 10 (27) | 5 (20.8) |
Lutein | 26 (20.3) | 12 (17.9) | 10 (27) | 4 (16.7) |
Fish oil | 16 (12.5) | 11 (16.4) | 3 (8.1) | 2 (8.3) |
Glucosamine | 15 (11.7) | 10 (14.9) | 2 (5.4) | 3 (12.5) |
Calcium | 13 (10.2) | 9 (13.4) | 2 (5.4) | 2 (8.3) |
Acupuncture | 10 (7.8) | 2 (3) | 6 (16.2) | 2 (8.3) |
Probiotics | 10 (7.8) | 7 (10.4) | 2 (5.4) | 1 (4.2) |
Exercise | 10 (7.8) | 6 (9) | 4 (10.8) | 0 (0) |
Collagen | 4 (3.1) | 3 (4.5) | 0 (0) | 1 (4.2) |