Table 6 Associations between Health Problems and CAM usage
Health problems | Total sample, n = 519 | Using any form of CAM, n = 415 (80.0%) | Seeing a CAM provider, n = 111 (21.4%) | Receiving CAM treatment, n = 77 (14.8%) | Using CAM self-help, n = 367 (70.7%) | Using CAM product, n = 168 (32.4%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Musculoskeletal | Present | n = 211 | 194 (91.9)* | 64 (30.3)* | 35 (16.6) | 179 (84.8)* | 93 (44.1)* |
Absent | n = 308 | 221 (71.8) | 47 (15.3) | 42 (13.6) | 188 (61.0) | 75 (24.4) | |
Cardiovascular | Present | n = 94 | 73 (77.7) | 17 (18.1) | 18 (19.1) | 61 (64.9) | 29 (30.9) |
Absent | n = 425 | 342 (80.5) | 94 (22.1) | 59 (13.9) | 306 (72.0) | 139 (32.7) | |
Pulmonary | Present | n = 123 | 106 (86.2) | 34 (27.6) | 28 (22.8) | 96 (78.0) | 60 (48.8) |
Absent | n = 396 | 309 (78.0) | 77 (19.4) | 49 (12.4) | 271 (68.4) | 108 (27.3) | |
Neurologic | Present | n = 56 | 49 (87.5) | 23 (41.1)* | 16 (28.6) | 45 (80.4) | 21 (37.5) |
Absent | n = 463 | 366 (79.0) | 88 (19.0) | 61 (13.2) | 322 (69.5) | 147 (31.7) | |
Gastrointestinal | Present | n = 132 | 110 (83.3) | 32 (24.2) | 29 (22.0) | 100 (75.8) | 65 (49.2)* |
Absent | n = 387 | 305 (78.8) | 79 (20.4) | 48 (12.4) | 267 (69.0) | 103 (26.6) | |
Gynecologic** | Present | n = 57 | 54 (94.7) | 18 (31.6) | 17 (29.8) | 48 (84.2) | 32 (56.1) |
Absent | n = 233 | 187 (80.3) | 46 (19.7) | 29 (12.4) | 173 (74.2) | 90 (38.6) | |
Allergies | Present | n = 66 | 59 (89.4) | 20 (30.3) | 14 (21.2) | 54 (81.8) | 35 (53.0)* |
Absent | n = 453 | 356 (78.6) | 91 (20.1) | 63 (13.9) | 313 (69.1) | 133 (29.4) | |
Mental and psychological | Present | n = 129 | 112 (86.8) | 38 (29.5) | 26 (20.2) | 103 (79.8) | 62 (48.1)* |
Absent | n = 390 | 303 (77.7) | 73 (18.7) | 51 (13.1) | 264 (67.7) | 106 (27.2) |