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Table 1 Basic characteristics of the participants

From: Use of complementary and alternative medicine in patients with health complaints attributed to former dental amalgam fillings

 

Total

Men

Women

p-value

 

% (n)

% (n)

% (n)

 

Gender

    

 Women

71.6 (232)

   

 Men

28.4 (92)

   

Age

    

 Mean

60.0

58.8 (SD 11.12)

61.3 (SD 10.26)

0.001*

Education

    

 Primary school

13.4 (42)

7.9 (7)

15.6 (35)

 

 Secondary school

27.4 (86)

32.6 (29)

25.3 (57)

 

 High school

15.6 (49)

13.5 (12)

16.4 (37)

 

 University, lower grade

22.0 (69)

25.8 (23)

20.4 (46)

 

 University, higher grade

27.1 (68)

20.2 (18)

22.2 (50)

0.252**

Self-reported health

    

 Normal to good

62.4 (199)

64.8 (59)

61.4 (140)

 

 Poor

37.6 (32)

35.2 (32)

38.6 (88)

0.568**

Working

    

 Yes

59.0 (128)

71.0 (49)

53.4 (79)

 

 No

41.0 (89)

29.0 (20)

46.6 (69)

0.014**

  1. *One-way ANOVA test
  2. **Pearson Chi-Square test