Research Article
Use of Chinese Medicine Reduces the Development of Cervical Cancer from Pap Smear-Diagnosed Cervical Dysplasia: A Case-Control Study
Table 2
Odds ratio for using CM in cervical cancer patients and nonpatients stratified by demographic subgroups.
| | CC patients | CC nonpatients | | | | % | | % | aOR (95% CI) |
| CM usage | 149 | 19.9 | 359 | 24.0 | 0.80 | Age, year | | | | | | 20–39 | 19 | 26.4 | 38 | 26.4 | 0.98 (0.51–1.89) | 40–49 | 43 | 21.3 | 112 | 27.7 | 0.71 (0.47–1.06) | 50–59 | 40 | 18.5 | 111 | 25.7 | 0.66 | >60 | 47 | 18.0 | 98 | 18.9 | 0.95 (0.65–1.40) | Urbanization | | | | | | Urban | 88 | 20.8 | 226 | 24.9 | 0.81 (0.61–1.07) | Rural | 61 | 18.7 | 133 | 22.5 | 0.76 (0.54–1.08) | Occupation | | | | | | Homemaker | 41 | 18.1 | 86 | 22.9 | 0.73 (0.48–1.11) | White collar | 43 | 20.5 | 152 | 27.1 | 0.71 (0.48–1.04) | Blue collar | 65 | 20.7 | 121 | 21.6 | 0.92 (0.65–1.29) |
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Adjusted for age, urbanization, and occupation. CC, cervical cancer; CM, Chinese medicine. in the logistic regression model.
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