Research Article
Patterns and Determinants of Complementary and Alternative Medicine Practitioner Use among Adults with Diabetes in Queensland, Australia
Table 1
Demographic and health status characteristics of respondents of the 2009 LWDS survey.
| | Variables | | (%) or median (IQR) |
| | Prevalence of CAM practitioner use | 3337 | 258 (7.7) | | Sex | 3337 | | | Male | | 1828 (54.7) | | Female | | 1509 (45.2) | | Age | 3337 | | | 18–44 year | | 225 (6.7) | | 45–59 year | | 909 (27.2) | | 60–74 years | | 1704 (51.1) | | 75+ years | | 499 (15.0) | | Education level | 3291 | | | University degree | | 449 (13.6) | | Certificate/diploma/trade | | 1005 (30.5) | | Senior high school | | 472 (14.3) | | Year 10 and below | | 1365 (41.5) | | Employment status | 3277 | | | Employed (full/part time/casual/self) | | 1171 (35.7) | | Home duties/carer | | 197 (6.0) | | Unemployed (able to work) | | 66 (2.0) | | Permanently ill | | 246 (7.5) | | Retired | | 1597 (48.7) | | Diabetes type | 3337 | | | Type 1 | | 144 (4.3) | | Type 2: insulin requiring | | 615 (18.4) | | Type 2: non insulin requiring | | 2578 (77.3) | | Duration of diabetes (years) | 3265 | 7 (3–11) | | High comorbidity (2+) | 3330 | 2101 (63.1) | | Number of complications | 3337 | 1 (0–2) | | Obesity (BMI > 30) | 3228 | 1604 (49.7) | | Current smoker | 3303 | 320 (9.7) |
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