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Table 1 Respondent health behaviors and risk factors and associations with CAM use, 2002 NHIS (weighted)

From: Health behaviors and risk factors in those who use complementary and alternative medicine

Characteristic

% of Sample

% of group using CAM in last 12 months

UORa

99% CIb

AORc

99% CIb

Leisure-time physical activity

      

   No activity

37.9

23.1

1.00

.

1.00

.

   Some activity

30.2

41.0

2.31

2.10–2.54

1.73

1.56–1.92

   Regular activity

31.9

46.8

2.92

2.66–3.21

2.38

2.14–2.65

Smoking status

      

   Never smoked

54.9

35.2

1.00

.

1.00

.

   Former smoker

22.6

40.6

1.28

1.17–1.40

1.13

1.01–1.26

   Current smoker

22.5

34.8

1.02

0.93–1.11

1.03

0.92–1.16

Drinking status

      

   Lifetime abstainer

22.3

24.5

1.00

.

1.00

.

   Former drinker

15.2

33.9

1.58

1.40–1.79

1.21

1.04–1.42

   Infrequent drinker

31.2

41.6

2.19

1.97–2.44

1.43

1.26–1.61

   Light drinker

21.4

42.4

2.27

2.02–2.56

1.59

1.38–1.83

   Moderate drinker

6.0

39.7

2.03

1.72–2.40

1.50

1.21–1.85

   Heavy drinker

3.4

32.9

1.51

1.21–1.89

1.25

0.97–1.60

Body mass index

      

   Underweight

2.0

33.6

0.83

0.64–1.10

0.84

0.61–1.17

   Healthy weight

39.4

37.8

1.00

.

1.00

.

   Overweight

35.0

35.9

0.92

0.85–1.00

0.97

0.88–1.06

   Obese

23.5

35.0

0.89

0.81–0.98

0.83

0.74–0.93

Flu shot in past 12 months

      

   Yes

28.0

37.2

1.06

0.98–1.15

0.95

0.86–1.05

   No

72.0

35.8

1.00

.

1.00

.

  1. aUnadjusted odds ratios. Sets of bivariate logistic regressions were performed to determine associations between each independent and control variable and CAM use.
  2. bMore conservative 99% confidence intervals were used because of the enhanced statistical power generated by the large sample size.
  3. c Adjusted odds ratios. Each variable is adjusted for all other variables in Tables 1, 2, and 3.