Prevalence and Correlates of Discomfort and Acceptability of Acupuncture among Outpatients in Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion Departments: A Cross-Sectional Study
Table 2
Multinomial logistic regression: Odds of subjects reporting less discomfort of acupuncture ().
Characteristic/subcategory
Discomfort of acupuncture: No. (%)
No discomforta
Slight discomforta
No
Slight
Moderate to severe
OR (95% CI)
value
OR (95% CI)
value
Age
≥70
20 (18.1)
51 (46.4)
39 (35.5)
1.00
1.00
≤19
7 (12.3)
35 (61.4)
15 (26.3)
1.12 (0.37–3.41)
0.841
2.02 (0.94–4.32)
0.070
20–29
8 (5.7)
76 (54.3)
56 (40.0)
0.35 (0.13–0.90)
0.030
1.16 (0.66–2.03)
0.605
30–39
11 (9.8)
66 (58.9)
35 (31.3)
0.78 (0.32–1.94)
0.596
1.57 (0.86–2.85)
0.142
40–49
22 (15.0)
88 (59.9)
37 (25.1)
1.37 (0.62–3.02)
0.443
1.85 (1.04–3.30)
0.037
50–59
52 (22.7)
114 (49.8)
63 (27.5)
1.69 (0.84–3.39)
0.138
1.39 (0.82–2.37)
0.226
60–69
26 (20.0)
69 (53.1)
35 (26.9)
1.21 (0.55–2.65)
0.638
1.31 (0.71–2.39)
0.379
Fear of needles: Are you afraid of acupuncture needles?
No
132 (18.1)
407 (55.8)
190 (26.1)
1.00
1.00
Yes
14 (7.2)
92 (46.9)
90 (45.9)
0.25 (0.14–0.48)
<0.001
0.50 (0.36–0.72)
<0.001
Fear of pain: How much are you afraid of pain?
Not at all
79 (26.0)
171 (56.3)
54 (17.8)
1.00
1.00
A little
36 (10.7)
176 (52.5)
123 (36.7)
0.22 (0.13–0.37)
<0.001
0.47 (0.32–0.69)
<0.001
Very much
31 (10.8)
152 (53.1)
103 (36.0)
0.24 (0.14–0.41)
<0.001
0.50 (0.33–0.75)
0.001
Knowledge of acupuncture: How much do you know about acupuncture?
Not at all
51 (23.5)
110 (50.7)
56 (25.8)
1.00
1.00
A little
72 (13.6)
291 (54.9)
167 (31.5)
0.43 (0.26–0.71)
0.001
0.85 (0.58–1.24)
0.394
Very well
23 (12.9)
98 (55.1)
57 (32.0)
0.40 (0.21–0.77)
0.006
0.82 (0.51–1.32)
0.423
OR: odds ratio; CI: confidence interval; aThe reference category is “moderate to severe discomfort”.
