Table 3 Gender- and health specific use and effect of CAM
Use of CAM | Good effect of CAM | Use of CAM | Good effect of CAM | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Men | Women | p-value | Men | Women | p-value | Normal to good health | Poor health | p-value | Normal to good health | Poor health | p-value | |
% (n) | % (n) | % (n) | % (n) | % (n) | % (n) | % (n) | % (n) | |||||
Overall CAM use | 95.7 (88) | 86.2 (200) | 0.015 | 89.9 (179) | 88.3 (106) | 0.650* | ||||||
Alternative medical systems | 68.5 (63) | 68.5 (159) | 0.992 | 64.3 (128) | 75.8 (91) | 0.032* | ||||||
Homeopathy | 56.5 (52) | 53.0 (123) | 0.568 | 52.3 (23) | 59.8 (58) | 0.403* | 50.3 (100) | 60.0 (72) | 0.091* | 68.4 (54) | 42.4 (25) | 0.002* |
Acupuncture | 48.9 (45) | 48.7 (113) | 0.973 | 33.3 (13) | 41.1 (39) | 0.405* | 46.2 (92) | 54.2 (65) | 0.170* | 49.3 (37) | 25.9 (15) | 0.006* |
Ear acupuncture | 31.5 (29) | 33.2 (77) | 0.851 | 32.0 (8) | 41.7 (25) | 0.405* | 34.2 (68) | 30.8 (37) | 0.539* | 43.4 (23) | 29.0 (9) | 0.191* |
Mind-body interventions | 14.1 (13) | 16.8 (39) | 0.553 | 15.1 (30) | 18.3 (22) | 0.445* | ||||||
Thoughtfield therapy | 10.9 (10) | 12.5 (29) | 0.684 | 42.9 (3) | 36.0 (9) | 0.740* | 12.6 (25) | 11.7 (14) | 0.813* | 47.6 (10) | 18.2 (2) | 0.139** |
Lightening process | 4.3 (4) | 5.2 (12) | 0.757 | 33.3 (1) | 50.0 (5) | 1.000** | 2.5 (5) | 9.2 (11) | 0.008* | 60.0 (3) | 37.5 (3) | 0.592** |
Biologically-based systems. including herbalism | 90.2 (83) | 81.9 (190) | 0.064 | 86.9 (173) | 80.8 (97) | 0.143* | ||||||
DSVMT | 72.8 (67) | 64.2 (149) | 0.139 | 74.2 (46) | 75.0 (93) | 0.905* | 68.8 (137) | 64.2 (77) | 0.389* | 80.7 (96) | 63.6 (42) | 0.011* |
DSVMS | 71.7 (66) | 53.9 (125) | 0.003 | 66.1 (37) | 61.1 (55) | 0.546* | 60.3 (120) | 58.3 (70) | 0.729* | 72.2 (70) | 43.8 (21) | 0.001* |
Special diet | 55.4 (51) | 44.4 (103) | 0.073 | 76.1 (35) | 73.5 (61) | 0.746* | 42.7 (85) | 56.7 (68) | 0.016* | 79.5 (58) | 67.3 (37) | 0.119* |
Herbs | 35.9 (33) | 38.4 (89) | 0.676 | 63.0 (17) | 52.4 (33) | 0.355* | 35.7 (71) | 41.7 (50) | 0.286* | 58.8 (30) | 50.0 (19) | 0.408* |
Biopathy | 10.9 (10) | 14.2 (33) | 0.422 | 50.0 (5) | 36.4 (8) | 0.699** | 10.1 (20) | 19.2 (23) | 0.021* | 35.7 (5) | 44.4 (8) | 0.618* |
Manipulative and body-based methods | 60.9 (56) | 61.6 (143) | 0.898 | 59.3 (118) | 65.5 (79) | 0.245* | ||||||
Reflexology | 41.3 (38) | 42.7 (99) | 0.822 | 41.9 (13) | 51.3 (39) | 0.378* | 40.2 (80) | 45.8 (55) | 0.324* | 51.6 (32) | 43.2 (19) | 0.392* |
Massage | 33.7 (31) | 42.7 (99) | 0.137 | 58.3 (14) | 36.0 (27) | 0.053* | 38.7 (77) | 43.3 (52) | 0.413* | 46.3 (25) | 36.4 (16) | 0.321* |
Kinesiology | 29.3 (27) | 29.3 (68) | 0.995 | 40.0 (8) | 44.7 (21) | 0.723* | 27.1 ((54) | 33.3 (40) | 0.240* | 40.6 (13) | 44.1 (15) | 0.774* |
Naprapathy | 6.5 (6) | 15.9 (37) | 0.024 | 75.0 (3) | 41.7 (10) | 0.311** | 12.1 (24) | 14.2 (17) | 0.586* | 50.0 (8) | 40.0 (4) | 0.619** |
Craniosacral therapy | 5.4 (5) | 9.9 (23) | 0.196 | 80.0 (4) | 31.3 (5) | 0.119** | 9.0 (18) | 8.3 (10) | 0.828* | 75.0 (9) | 0.0 (0) | 0.001** |
Energy therapies | 40.2 (37) | 42.2 (98) | 0.739 | 40.7 (81) | 44.2 (53) | 0.544* | ||||||
Healing | 35.9 (33) | 32.8 (76) | 0.593 | 37.5 (9) | 32.1 (17) | 0.641** | 29.1 (58) | 41.7 (50) | 0.022* | 47.2 (17) | 20.0 (8) | 0.012* |
Magneticfield therapy | 14.1 (13) | 21.1 (49) | 0.149 | 36.4 (4) | 27.3 (9) | 0.706** | 22.6 (45) | 14.2 (17) | 0.065* | 38.7 (12) | 7.7 (1) | 0.068** |
Rehabilitation in a CAM institution | 7.6 (7) | 9.9 (23) | 0.519 | 66.7 (4) | 84.2 (16) | 0.562** | 10.6 (21) | 7.5 (9) | 0.366* | 94.4 (17) | 42.9 (3) | 0.012** |