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Table 2 Multivariate logistic regression for correlates of CAM use in the study population (n = 180)

From: Complementary and alternative medicine use and its association with quality of life among Lebanese breast cancer patients: a cross-sectional study

Characteristic

OR (95 % CI)a

Age (years)

0.96 (0.92-0.99)

Recruitment site

 

 Private academic medical center

1

 Philanthropic general hospital

0.13 (0.05-0.35)

Marital status

 

 Single

1

 Married

1.90 (0.69-5.24)

Education level

 

 High school or less

1

 University degree

0.53 (0.16-1.73)

Type of health insurance

 

 Private

1

 Public

0.88 (0.39-1.96)

Monthly incomeb

 

  < 500$

1

 500-1000$

0.53 (0.16-1.73)

  > 1000$

0.45 (0.13-1.53)

Family history of breast cancer

 

 No

1

 Yes

0.94 (0.46-1.91)

State of breast cancer

 

 Early stage

1

 Locally advanced

4.20 (1.65-10.69)

 Metastatic

1.86 (0.79-4.40)

  1. aResults in bold are significant at p < 0.05
  2. bThe symbol ‘$’ in this table refers to U.S. dollars