Complementary and Alternative Drugs Use among Preoperative Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study in Italy

Table 2

Unadjusted odds ratios^a (ORs) and corresponding 95% confidence intervals (CI) for 238 users and 240 nonusers of CADs according to selected covariates.

Characteristics	CADs use -no. (%)		OR (95% CI)
	Yes	No
Age (years)
18–47	58 (24.4)	107 (44.6)	1^b
48–69	84 (35.3)	74 (30.8)	2.1 (1.3–3.3)
70–95	96 (40.3)	59 (24.6)	3.0 (1.9–4.7)
Sex
Male	94 (39.5)	108 (45)	1^b
Female	144 (60.5)	132 (55)	1.2 (0.8–1.8)
Education (degree)
Primary school	81 (34.0)	79 (32.9)	1^b
Secondary school	51 (21.4)	77 (32.0)	0.6 (0.4–1.0)
High school	80 (33.6)	70 (29.2)	1.1 (0.7–1.7)
University	26 (10.9)	14 (5.8)	1.8 (0.9–3.7)
Occupation
Homemaker	26 (10.9)	40 (16.7)	1^b
Retired	107 (45.0)	52 (21.7)	3.2 (1.7–5.7)
Labourer	25 (10.5)	56 (23.3)	0.7 (0.3–1.4)
Office worker	30 (12.6)	45 (18.7)	1.0 (0.5–2.0)
Merchant	16 (6.7)	11 (4.6)	2.2 (0.9–5.6)
Others	34 (14.3)	36 (15.0)	1.5 (0.7–2.9)
ASA physical status classification
1	76 (31.9)	103 (42.9)	1^b
2	124 (52.1)	109 (45.4)	1.5 (1.0–2.3)
≥3	38 (16.0)	28 (11.7)	1.8 (1.0–3.2)
Number of conventional medications
0	69 (29.0)	102 (42.5)	1^b
1-2	82 (34.5)	78 (32.5)	1.5 (1.0–2.4)
≥3	87 (36.5)	60 (25.0)	2.1 (1.4–3.4)

^aEstimates from logistic regression models.
^bReference category.
CADs: complementary and alternative drugs.
ASA: American Society of Anaesthesiologists.