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Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of participants

From: Complementary and alternative medicine use among infertile women attending infertility specialty clinics in South Korea: does perceived severity matter?

Characteristics

Overall

n = 263 (%)

CAM users

n = 167 (%)

Non-users

n = 96 (%)

P-value

Mean age (years)

34.4 ± 4.22

34.5 ± 4.19

34.2 ± 4.30

 

  < 30

30 (11.4)

20 (12.0)

10 (10.4)

0.756a

 30–34

112 (42.6)

67 (40.1)

45 (46.9)

 

 35–39

90 (34.2)

59 (35.3)

31 (32.3)

 

  ≥ 40

31 (11.7)

21 (12.6)

11 (10.4)

 

Education level

  ≤ Secondary

30 (11.4)

19 (11.4)

11 (11.5)

0.984a

  ≥ University level

233 (88.6)

148 (88.6)

85 (88.5)

 

Household income

  < 300 million KRW

51 (19.4)

34 (20.4)

17 (17.7)

0.569a

 300–500 million KRW

116 (44.1)

76 (45.5)

40 (41.7)

 

  ≥ 500 million KRW

96 (36.5)

57 (34.1)

39 (40.6)

 

Religious affiliation

 Yes

179 (68.1)

118 (70.7)

61 (63.5)

0.307a

 No

84 (31.9)

49 (29.3)

35 (36.5)

 

Employment status

 Yes

143 (54.4)

81 (48.5)

62 (64.6)

0.012a

 No

120 (45.6)

86 (51.5)

34 (35.4)

 
  1. CAM Complementary and Alternative Medicine
  2. a Denotes Pearson’s Chi-square tests