|  | CAM use |  | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |  | No | Yes | p | ||
 |  | n | % | n | % | |
Age (years) median (range) |  | 55 (18–84) | 49 (19–83) | 0.051 | ||
Gender | Male | 34 | 58.6 | 37 | 37.8 | 0.011a |
 | Female | 24 | 41.4 | 61 | 62.2 |  |
Marital status | Married | 44 | 75.9 | 79 | 80.6 | 0.483 |
 | Unmarried | 14 | 24.1 | 19 | 19.4 |  |
Education level | Higher education | 15 | 25.9 | 32 | 32.7 | 0.650 |
 | Lower education | 29 | 50.0 | 43 | 43.9 |  |
 | Uneducated | 14 | 24.1 | 23 | 23.5 |  |
Work status | Not working | 26 | 44.8 | 56 | 57.1 | 0.034a |
 | Working | 12 | 20.7 | 26 | 26.5 |  |
 | Retired | 20 | 34.5 | 16 | 16.3 |  |
Monthly income | ≤SR 6000 | 21 | 37.5 | 38 | 39.6 | 0.799 |
 | >SR 6000 | 35 | 62.5 | 58 | 60.4 |  |
Cancer type | Solid tumor | 46 | 79.3 | 82 | 83.7 | 0.493 |
 | Hematological malignancy | 12 | 20.7 | 16 | 16.3 |  |
Solid tumor stage | Non-metastatic | 36 | 78.3 | 58 | 70.7 | 0.355 |
 | Metastatic | 10 | 21.7 | 24 | 29.3 |  |
Surgery | No | 23 | 39.7 | 43 | 43.9 | 0.606 |
 | Yes | 35 | 60.3 | 55 | 56.1 |  |
Radiation | No | 42 | 72.4 | 45 | 45.9 | 0.001a |
 | Yes | 16 | 27.6 | 53 | 54.1 |  |
Chemotherapy | No | 12 | 20.7 | 13 | 13.3 | 0.222 |
 | Yes | 46 | 79.3 | 85 | 86.7 |  |