From: Complementary and alternative medicine use and absenteeism among individuals with chronic disease
Days missed from job or businessb | |||||
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Total | 0 days | 1 to 2 days | 3 to 5 days | 6+ days | |
n (weighted %) | n (weighted %) | n (weighted %) | n (weighted %) | n (weighted %) | |
CAM usea | |||||
Dietary supplements | 7336 (72.3) | 3425 (46.7) | 1551 (21.5) | 1413 (19.8) | 947 (12.0) |
Vitaminsc | 5377 (73.5) | 2450 (47.3) | 1147 (21.7) | 1078 (19.4) | 702 (11.6) |
Mineralsc | 4337 (57.3) | 1978 (48.2) | 900 (20.6) | 856 (18.5) | 603 (12.8) |
Herbsc | 3157 (42.8) | 1435 (45.4) | 677 (22.5) | 626 (19.7) | 419 (12.5) |
Mind-body practices | 1850 (17.3) | 722 (41.1) | 424 (22.9) | 430 (22.1) | 274 (13.8) |
Yogad | 1271 (67.8) | 482 (39.6) | 320 (25.3) | 302 (23.3) | 167 (11.9) |
Tai-chid | 196 (9.3) | 69 (34.5) | 39 (18.7) | 47 (24.0) | 41 (22.8) |
Qi-gongd | 84 (3.5) | 33 (50.2) | 22 (19.9) | 16 (17.0) | 13 (12.9) |
Meditationd | 877 (47.9) | 318 (38.5) | 195 (22.0) | 209 (22.7) | 155 (16.7) |
Biofeedbackd | 17 (0.6) | 7 (25.1) | 2 (4.0) | 14 (61.7) | 6 (9.2) |