Research Article
Utilization of and Attitudes towards Traditional Chinese Medicine Therapies in a Chinese Cancer Hospital: A Survey of Patients and Physicians
Table 1
Use of TCM by demographic, disease, and treatment-related variables.
| Variable | All respondents () (%) | TCM users () (%) | Nonusers () (%) | | |
| Age | | | | | | ≤51 years | 47.8 | 41.6 | 36.6 | 2.46 | 0.117 | >51 years | 52.4 | 41.6 | 63.4 | Gender | | | | | | Male | 40.3 | 38.0 | 53.7 | 3.49 | 0.062 | Female | 59.7 | 62.0 | 46.3 | Education | | | | | | ≤Middle school | 57.9 | 54.2 | 75.6 | 6.38 | 0.012 | >Middle school | 42.1 | 45.8 | 24.4 | Annual Income | | | | | | ≤1250 USD | 35.3 | 32.0 | 50.0 | 4.25 | 0.039 | >1250 USD | 64.7 | 68.0 | 50.0 | Metastasized | | | | | | Yes | 34.3 | 36.5 | 24.4 | 2.24 | 0.135 | No | 65.7 | 63.5 | 75.6 | Recurred | | | | | | Yes | 14.3 | 14.2 | 14.6 | 0.01 | 0.935 | No | 85.7 | 85.9 | 85.4 | On treatment | | | | | | Yes | 49.4 | 50.5 | 43.6 | .624 | 0.430 | No | 50.6 | 49.5 | 56.4 | Diagnosis | | | | | | Breast | 31.4 | 35.3 | 12.8 | 10.4 | 0.065 | GI | 22.9 | 20.1 | 35.6 | Head and neck | 10.8 | 10.9 | 10.3 | Lung | 9.9 | 8.7 | 15.4 | Lymphoma | 11.7 | 12.0 | 10.3 | Other | 13.5 | 13.0 | 15.4 |
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