Research Article
The Determinants of Choosing Traditional Korean Medicine or Conventional Medicine: Findings from the Korea Health Panel
Table 2
Determinants of choosing traditional Korean medicine after adjusting for clustered error.
| | Odds ratio | 95% CI | value |
| Sex (ref = female) | 1.041 | 0.713–1.158 | 0.834 | Age (ref = 20–29) | | | | 30–39 | 1.236 | 0.726–2.104 | 0.435 | 40–49 | 1.322 | 0.744–2.351 | 0.341 | 50–59 | 0.866 | 0.476–1.572 | 0.637 | 60–69 | 0.828 | 0.449–1.525 | 0.545 | 70 | 0.734 | 0.373–1.442 | 0.370 | Marital status (ref = single) | | | | Married | 0.978 | 0.589–1.624 | 0.934 | Divorced | 1.152 | 0.633–2.096 | 0.642 | Education (ref = elementary school) | | | | Middle school | 0.903 | 0.666–1.225 | 0.514 | High school | 1.022 | 0.763–1.367 | 0.883 | College or higher | 1.089 | 0.739–1.606 | 0.665 | Residence (ref = rural) | 1.441 | 1.155–1.797 | 0.001 | Health insurance type (ref = MA) | 1.384 | 0.846–2.261 | 0.195 | Private health insurance (ref = no) | 1.061 | 0.856–1.315 | 0.588 | Household income (log) | 0.972 | 0.933–1.013 | 0.187 | Subjective health status | 1.002 | 0.996–1.008 | 0.458 | Number of chronic diseases | 1.018 | 0.968–1.072 | 0.476 | Disease (ref = gastrointestinal) | | | | Neoplasm | 0.209 | 0.071–0610 | 0.004 | Endocrine system | 0.370 | 0.119–1.150 | 0.086 | Nervous system | 12.054 | 6.142–23.658 |
<0.001 | Eye and ear | 0.774 | 0.295–1.876 | 0.531 | Circulatory system | 5.267 | 2.726–10.178 | <0.001 | Respiratory system | 0.604 | 0.270–1.352 | 0.220 | Skin and subcutaneous tissue | 1.006 | 0.408–2.481 | 0.989 | Musculoskeletal system | 20.579 | 12.353–34.282 | <0.001 | Genitourinary system | 1.678 | 0.734–3.834 | 0.219 | Others | 6.294 | 3.717–10.675 | <0.001 | Smoking (ref = no smoking history) | | | | Current smoker | 0.972 | 0.695–1.361 | 0.872 | Past smoker | 1.318 | 0.691–2.512 | 0.401 | Drinking (ref = no) | 0.993 | 0.798–1.236 | 0.956 | Regular exercise (ref = no) | 0.853 | 0.683–1.064 | 0.159 | Unmet need (ref = no) | 1.070 | 0.861–1.331 | 0.538 |
| Number of observations | 179,026 | −2 log likelihood | −30,715.41 | Wald test | 557.38 () | Pseudo | 0.1373 |
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ref: reference; MA: Medical Aid; CI: confidence interval.
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