Type of Multimorbidity and Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use among Adults
Table 2
Number and weighted percent of any CAM use, CAM use in the past 12 months, and type of CAM by type of multimorbidity, National Health Interview Survey, 2012.
(a) Number and weighted percent of ever used CAM ( = 13,246)
Ever used CAM
Never used CAM
Sig.
Wt. %
Wt. %
All
6,212
48.2
7,034
51.8
Multimorbidity
***
PI & MI
2,439
57.1
1,931
42.9
PI only
3,773
44.1
5,103
55.9
(b) Number and weighted percent of CAM uses in the past 12 months ( = 13,246)
CAM use in the past 12 months
No CAM use in the past 12 months
Never used CAM
Sig.
Wt. %
Wt. %
Wt. %
All
3,037
23.6
3,175
24.6
7,034
51.8
Multimorbidity
***
PI & MI
1,301
31.2
1,138
25.9
1,931
42.9
PI only
1,736
20.1
2,037
24.0
5,103
55.9
(c) Number and weighted percent of alternative medical systems use in the past 12-month ( = 13,215)
Alternative medical systems use in the past 12 months
No alternative medical systems use in the past 12 months
Never used alternative medical systems
Never used CAM
Sig.
Wt. %
Wt. %
Wt. %
Wt. %
All
608
4.5
1,117
8.0
4,436
35.5
7,034
51.9
Multimorbidity
***
PI & MI
283
6.4
482
11.0
1,662
39.6
1,931
43.0
PI only
325
3.6
628
6.5
2,801
33.9
5,103
56.0
(d) Number and weighted percent of manipulative and body-based therapies use in the past 12-month ( = 13,223)
Manipulative and body-based therapies in the past 12 months
No manipulative and body-based therapies in the past 12 months
Never used manipulative and body-based therapies
Never used CAM
Sig.
Wt. %
Wt. %
Wt. %
Wt. %
All
2,295
18.1
3,044
23.7
859
6.4
7,034
51.8
Multimorbidity
***
PI & MI
993
24.1
1,109
25.4
327
7.5
1,931
43.0
PI only
1,302
15.3
1,934
23.0
522
5.7
5,103
56.0
(e) Number and weighted percent of mind-body therapies use in the past 12-month ( = 13,212)
Used mind-body therapies in the past 12 months
No mind-body therapies use in the past 12 months
Never used mind-body therapies
Never used CAM
Sig.
Wt. %
Wt. %
Wt. %
Wt. %
All
1,033
8.0
1,003
7.6
4,142
32.5
7,034
51.9
Multimorbidity
***
PI & MI
500
12.1
463
10.4
1,464
34.5
1,931
43.0
PI only
533
6.1
540
6.3
2,678
31.6
5,103
56.0
Note. Based on 13,246 adults, age over 21 years, having at least two or more chronic physical illnesses or one or more chronic physical illnesses with mental illness. Chronic physical illnesses consisted of diabetes, heart disease, hyperlipidemia, hypertension, arthritis, cancer, respiratory disease (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)), and asthma. Mental illnesses consisted of depression, bipolar disorder, or other mental health disorders. Number across complementary and alternative medicine groups may not add to 12,246 due to missing data in type of complementary alternative medicine. Asterisks represent significant group differences by complementary and alternative medicine use based on chi-square tests. Wt.: weighted; CAM: complementary and alternative medicine; PI & MI: chronic physical and mental illnesses; PI: chronic physical illnesses. *** < .001; **.001 ≤ < .01; *.01 ≤ < .05.
