Utilization of Complementary and Alternative Therapies in Youth with Developmental Disabilities

Table 2

CAM use of total population and by disability groups.

Variable	Total Sample Weighted %	Weighted %		p	Weighted %		p	Weighted %		p	Weighted %		p	Weighted %		p
		ASD	Non-ASD		CP	Non-CP		DS	Non-DS		ID	Non-ID		DD	Non-DD
Chelation Use	0.1	3	0.1	<.001	0	0.1	<.001	0	.1	<.001	0.5	0.1	<.001	0.8	0.1	<.001
Vitamin/Mineral Use	65.2	71	65.2	<.001	71.7	65.2	<.001	82.9	65.2	<.001	61.4	65.3	<.001	68.7	65	<.001
Specific Vitamin Use^1	13.3	17.9	13.2	<.001	11.3	13.3	<.001	41.5	13.3	<.001	19.4	13.2	<.001	16.2	13.1	<.001
Mg, Fe, Cr, Zn, Se, or K Use	7.6	15.2	7.5	<.001	15.2	7.6	<.001	13.4	7.6	<001	12.5	7.5	<.001	14.4	7.2	<.001
Herbal or Non-Vitamin Supplement Use	6.4	15.9	6.3	<.001	8.5	6.4	<.001	22.1	6.4	<.001	7	6.4	<.001	14.8	6	<.001
Combination Herb Pill Use^2	4.3	26.8	3.8	<.001	49	4.1	<.001	0	4.3	<.001	0	4.4	<.001	10.7	3.4	<.001
Co-Enzyme Q10 Use^2	1.4	0	1.4	<.001	0	1.4	<.001	0	1.4	<.001	0	1.4	<.001	1.3	1.4	.06
Açaí Pill Use^2	2.8	0	2.9	<.001	0	2.8	<.001	0	2.8	<.001	0	2.8	<.001	5.3	2.4	<.001
Bee Product Use^2	5.4	0	5.5	<.001	0	5.4	<.001	0	5.4	<.001	0	5.4	<.001	8.1	5	<.001
Chondroitin Use^2	1.4	0	1.4	<.001	0	1.4	<.001	0	1.4	<.001	0	1.4	<.001	0	1.6	<.001
Cranberry Pills or Capsule Use^2	3.3	0	3.4	<.001	0	3.3	<.001	0	3.3	<.001	0	3.4	<.001	5.6	3	<.001
Digestive Enzymes Use^2	8.3	38.7	7.6	<.001	0	8.3	<.001	0	8.3	<.001	0	8.4	<.001	13.7	7.5	<.001
Echinacea Use^2	19.6	0	20	<.001	49	19.5	<.001	0	19.7	<.001	0	19.9	<.001	8.2	21.3	<.001
Fish Oil Supplement Use^2	43.6	69.2	43.1	<.001	0	43.9	<.001	0	43.9	<.001	49.9	43.6	<.001	46.3	43.2	<.001
Garlic Supplements Use^2	5.5	0	5.7	<.001	0	5.6	<.001	0	5.6	<.001	7.9	5.5	<.001	7.6	5.3	<.001
Ginkgo Bilboa Use^2	1.9	0	1.9	<.001	0	1.9	<.001	0	1.9	<.001	0	1.9	<.001	1.3	2	<.001
Ginseng Use^2	4.0	0	4.1	<.001	0	4	<.001	0	4	<.001	0	4	<.001	3.3	4.1	<.001
Glucosamine Use^2	3.1	5.1	3.1	<.001	0	3.1	<.001	0	3.1	<.001	0	3.2	<.001	0.9	3.4	<.001
Green Tea or EGCG Pill Use^2	0.9	8.5	.7	<.001	0	0.9	<.001	0	0.9	<.001	0	0.9	<.001	1.5	0.8	<.001
Melatonin Use^2	26.1	69.8	25.1	<.001	5.8	26.2	<.001	21.2	26.1	<.001	49.7	25.8	<.001	36.2	24.6	<.001
Milk Thistle Use^2	0.9	0	1	<.001	0	1	<.001	0	1	<.001	0	1	<.001	3.3	0.6	<.001
MSM Use^2	0.4	0	0.4	<.001	0	0.4	<.001	0	0.4	<.001	0	0.4	<.001	1.3	0.3	<.001
Probiotics or Prebiotics Use^2	21.1	53.3	20.4	<.001	0	21.2	<.001	78.8	20.8	<.001	46	20.8	<.001	32.8	19.4	<.001
Sam-E Use^2	0.6	0	0.6	<.001	0	0.6	<.001	0	0.6	<.001	0	0.6	<.001	0	0.7	<.001
Saw Palmetto Use^2	0	0	0	- -	0	0	- -	0	0	- -	0	0	- -	0	0	- -
Valerian Use^2	3.1	0	3.2	<.001	0	3.1	<.001	0	3.1	<.001	0	3.2	<.001	0	3.6	<.001

Mg=magnesium; Fe= iron; Cr=chromium; Zn=zinc; Se=selenium; K=potassium.
¹Ever taken vitamin A, B, C, D, E, H, or K.
²Use in the past 12 months.