Table 2 CAM use by selected characteristics (n = 4032)
Characteristic | Vitamins and minerals n (%) | Fish oils and fatty acids n (%) | Probiotics n (%) | Homeopathics n (%) | Other* n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age, years | p = 0.136 | p < 0.001 | p = 0.504 | p = 0.584 | p < 0.004 |
Under 30 (n = 686) | 110 (16.0) | 42 (6.1) | 13 (1.9) | 3 (0.4) | 32 (4.7) |
30-39 (n = 2126) | 406 (19.1) | 253 (11.9) | 57 (2.7) | 16 (0.8) | 149 (7.0) |
40 and over (n = 1172) | 202 (17.2) | 160 (13.7) | 28 (2.4) | 10 (0.9) | 103 (8.8) |
Gender | p < 0.001 | p = 0.178 | p = 0.084 | p = 0.646 | p = 0.001 |
Male (n = 177) | 12 (6.8) | 12 (6.8) | 0 | 0 | 7 (4.0) |
Female (n = 3808) | 703 (18.5) | 445 (11.7) | 98 (2.6) | 30 (0.8) | 279 (7.3) |
Prescribed medicine use | p = 0.219 | p < 0.001 | p < 0.001 | p = 0.065 | p < 0.001 |
No prescribed medicine use (n = 2409) | 419 (17.4) | 236 (9.8) | 41 (1.7) | 23 (1.0) | 143 (5.9) |
One or more prescribed medicines (n = 1591) | 301 (18.9) | 221 (13.9) | 58 (3.6) | 7 (0.7) | 145 (9.1) |
OTC medicine use | p = 0.22 | p = 0.266 | p = 0.183 | p = 0.743 | p = 0.007 |
No OTC medicine use (n = 3078) | 531 (17.3) | 362 (11.8) | 83 (2.7) | 24 (0.8) | 202 (6.6) |
One or more OTC medicines (vitamins not included) (n = 893) | 184 (20.6) | 93 (10.4) | 17 (1.9) | 6 (0.7) | 82 (9.2) |
Education | p < 0.001 | p = 0.172 | p = 0.079 | p = 0.019 | p = 0.074 |
Junior high school or less (≤ 9 years) (n = 252) | 35 (13.9) | 20 (7.9) | 1 (0.4) | 0 | 9 (3.6) |
Senior high school/vocational school (11-13 years) (n = 2456) | 403 (16.4) | 291 (11.8) | 61 (2.5) | 13 (0.5) | 179 (7.3) |
Polytechnic, college or university degree (≥ 15 years) n = 1291) | 281 (21.8) | 145 (11.2) | 36 (2.8) | 16 (1.2) | 97 (7.5) |
Working status | p < 0.001 | p = 0.006 | p = 0.175 | p = 0.052 | p = 0.057 |
Working or studying (n = 2698) | 440 (16.3) | 328 (12.2) | 68 (2.5) | 14 (0.5) | 199 (7.4) |
Home with children (n = 1119) | 251 (22.4) | 101 (9.0) | 31 (2.8) | 14 (1.3) | 69 (6.2) |
Not working (including persons on sick leave, retired, and unemployed) (n = 194) | 31 (16.0) | 29 (14.9) | 1 (0.5) | 2 (1.0) | 21 (10.8) |
Monthly net income of the household in euros | p = 0.003 | p = 0.534 | p = 0.261 | p = 0.062 | p = 0.918 |
≤ 1999 € (n = 797) | 116 (14.6) | 84 (10.5) | 12 (1.5) | 7 (0.9) | 54 (6.8) |
€ 2000-2999 (n = 1292) | 223 (17.3) | 144 (11.1) | 34 (2.6) | 15 (1.2) | 98 (7.6) |
€ 3000-3999 (n = 1419) | 294 (20.7) | 177 (12.5) | 40 (2.8) | 5 (0.4) | 105 (7.4) |
€ 4000-10000 (n = 347) | 63 (18.2) | 40 (11.5) | 8 (2.3) | 1 (0.3) | 25 (7.2) |