Table 1 Proportions of people in the NSA sample (1,432 respondents) with chronic conditions who attend complementary medicine practitioners
Number of respondents | Percent of people with condition attending a complementary practitioner | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Percent | 95% confidence interval | |||
Cancer | 401 | 6.6 | 4.3 | 8.9 |
Recent cancer | 148 | 8.4 | 3.7 | 13.1 |
Heart condition | 245 | 8.8 | 5.9 | 11.6 |
High blood pressure | 624 | 5.3 | 3.5 | 7.1 |
Diabetes | 184 | 5.1 | 1.5 | 8.7 |
Renal condition | 43 | 12.1 | 2.6 | 21.6 |
Asthma | 266 | 6.1 | 2.7 | 9.5 |
COPD | 60 | 5.9 | 0.4 | 11.4 |
Arthritis | 520 | 9.2 | 6.7 | 11.8 |
Osteoporosis | 175 | 15.9 | 10.8 | 20.9 |
Chronic pain | 276 | 13.3 | 9.5 | 16.5 |
Anxiety/depression | 208 | 12.0 | 6.2 | 17.7 |
Overall | 8.8 | 7.3 | 10.4 | |