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Table 2 Health related issues in the total sample and among users and non-users of TM

From: Prevalence and associations for use of a traditional medicine provider in the SAMINOR 1 Survey: a population-based study on Health and Living Conditions in Regions with Sami and Norwegian Populations

 

Prevalence in the total sample

Proportion using TM

Proportion not using TM

p-value*

%

n**

%

n

%

n

 

Current state of health

      

<0.001

 Poor

32.0

4983

17.5

874

82.5

4109

 

 Good

68.0

10,565

11.7

1233

88.3

9332

 

Physiological problems

       

 Daily cough

16.0

2134

15.0

320

85.0

1814

0.059

 Heart attack

4.1

614

13.5

83

86.5

531

0.925

 Angina pectoris

6.7

1006

17.4

175

82.6

831

<0.001

 Cerebral stroke/brain haemorrhage

2.5

369

14.6

54

85.4

315

0.534

 Multiple sclerosis

0.3

38

26.3

10

73.7

28

0.021

 Fracture

11.5

1764

12.4

219

87.6

1545

0.104

 Asthma

10.7

1625

18.1

294

81.9

1331

<0.001

 Chronic bronchitis

4.6

694

16.4

114

83.6

580

0.052

 Diabetes

4.3

654

14.1

92

85.9

562

0.037

 Fibromyalgia/chronic pain syndrome

9.7

1432

20.5

294

79.5

1138

<0.001

 Ulcerous colitis

1.2

175

22.3

39

77.7

136

0.001

 Pain/stiffness in muscles or joints for at least three months last year

42.7

6392

15.7

1006

84.3

5386

<0.001

Psychological problems

11.7

1741

20.7

361

79.3

1380

<0.001

 Sad/depressed

12.9

1699

20.3

349

79.7

1368

<0.001

 Insomnia

35.3

4612

15.9

733

84.1

3879

<0.001

Unable to cope with difficulties last 14 days

      

<0.001

 No

78.2

10,298

12.3

1262

87.7

9036

 

 Sometimes

19.1

2516

18.5

466

81.5

2050

 

 Often

1.9

249

23.7

59

76.3

190

 

 Almost all the time

0.8

108

26.9

29

73.1

79

 

Do you sometimes feel lonely?

      

<0.001

 No

61.1

8104

12.3

995

87.7

7109

 

 Sometimes

35.3

4679

15.5

726

84.5

3953

 

 Often

3.6

480

21.7

104

78.3

376

 
  1. * Pearson’s chi-square test ** Due to different number of respondents to the three questionnaires used in the study (Q1 = 16,544, Q2 = 15,730 and Q3 = 13,547) and missing responses to some of the questions, the number of respondents in single questions does not always add up to n = 16,544