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Table 1 Background characteristics of participants

From: The use of ayurvedic medicine in the context of health promotion – a mixed methods case study of an ayurvedic centre in Sweden

Characteristic

all (N = 55)

Int. (N = 18)

Age

  

 Mean

47

46

 Range

27–70

37–70

 

% of total

 

Sex

  

 Male

9

6

 Female

91

94

Sought health-care for illness?

  

 Yes

42

56

 No

58

44

Satisfied with health-care? (N = 22)

  

 Yes

64

70

 No

36

30

Medication?

  

 Yes

42

56

 No

58

44

Emotional state

  

 Good

53

39

 Depression/Anxiety

20

17

 Stress

7

6

 Unspecific/problematic

20

39

Exercise

  

 None

7

11

 Yoga/Pilates/Qi Gong

56

67

 Other

38

22