Table 2 Predictors of CAM use

Paediatric

Yes

32 (11.7)

25 (78.1)

7 (21.9)

0.04

2.47

1.03–5.94

No

242 (88.3)

143 (59.1)

99 (40.9)

Age range

<20

58 (21.2)

38 (65.5)

20 (34.5)

0.43

21–40

77 (28.1)

43 (55.8)

34 (44.2)

41–60

78 (28.5)

52 (66.7)

26 (33.8)

>60

61 (22.3)

35 (57.4)

26 (42.6)

Gender

Male

129 (47.1)

73 (56.6)

56 (43.4)

0.13

1.46

0.89–2.38

Female

145 (52.9)

95 (65.5)

50 (34.5)

Race

Malay

118 (43.1)

76 (64.4)

42 (35.6)

0.64

Chinese

109 (39.8)

65 (59.6)

44 (40.4)

Indians

47 (17.2)

27 (57.4)

20 (42.6)

Marital status*

Married

163 (67.4)

101 (62.0)

62 (38.0)

0.19

1.44

0.83–2.47

Not married

79 (32.6)

42 (53.2)

37 (46.8)

Education*

Primary/secondary

167 (69.0)

94 (56.3)

73 (43.7)

0.19

1.46

0.83–2.58

College/university

75 (31.0)

49 (65.3)

26 (34.7)

Job status*

Employed

109 (45.0)

61 (56.0)

48 (44.0)

0.37

1.27

0.76–2.12

Unemployed

133 (55.0)

82 (61.7)

51 (38.3)

Income*

Less than 1000

151 (62.4)

91 (60.3)

60 (39.7)

0.63

1.14

0.67–1.93

More than 1000

91 (37.6)

52 (57.1)

39 (42.9)

Presence of metastasis

Yes

88 (32.1)

62 (70.5)

26 (29.5)

0.03

1.80

1.05–3.10

No

186 (67.9)

106 (57.0)

80 (43.0)

Malignancy

Malignant

181 (66.1)

123 (68.0)

58 (32.0)

0.002

2.26

1.36–3.78

Benign

93 (33.9)

45 (48.4)

48 (51.6)

Chemotherapy

Yes

73 (26.6)

55 (75.3)

18 (24.7)

0.004

2.38

1.31–4.34

No

201 (73.4)

113 (56.2)

88 (43.8)

Surgery

Yes

206 (75.2)

137 (66.5)

69 (33.5)

0.002

2.37

1.36–4.14

No

68 (24.8)

31 (45.6)

37 (54.4)

Radiotheraphy

Yes

51 (18.6)

35 (68.6)

16 (31.4)

0.24

1.48

0.77–2.83

No

233 (81.4)

133 (59.6)

90 (40.4)