Research Article
Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Cases in South Korea
Table 1
Characteristics of participants (n = 55).
| Characteristics | n (%) |
| Age (years) | 55.96 ± 11.31 | 30–39 | 5 (9.1) | 40–49 | 9 (16.4) | 50–59 | 18 (32.7) | 60–69 | 17 (30.9) | 70–79 | 5 (9.1) | 80–89 | 1 (1.8) | Sex | | Male | 39 (70.9) | Female | 16 (29.1) | Type | | Limb type | 47 (85.5) | Bulbar type | 6 (10.9) | Missing data | 2 (3.6) | Duration from onset (years) | 3.74 ± 4.04 | Duration from diagnosis (years) | 2.72 ± 3.56 | Onset symptom (n = 98) | | Limb weakness | 42 (42.9) | Fasciculation | 14 (14.3) | Muscle cramps | 10 (10.2) | Numbness | 9 (9.2) | Weight loss | 9 (9.2) | Dysarthria | 7 (7.1) | Pain | 5 (5.1) | Loss of appetite | 1 (1.0) | Difficulty swallowing | 1 (1.0) | Marital status | | Married | 1 (1.8) | Not married | 50 (90.9) | Others (divorced, etc.) | 4 (7.3) | Religious | | Yes | 27 (49.1) | No | 24 (43.6) | Missing data | 4 (7.3) | Region | | Metropolitan | 20 (36.4) | Town | 23 (41.8) | Village | 10 (18.2) | Missing data | 2 (3.6) | Level of education | | No high school diploma | 12 (21.8) | High school diploma | 22 (40.0) | College or university | 21 (38.2) | Occupation (past or present) | | Office worker | 33 (60.0) | Manual labour | 15 (27.3) | Others | 6 (10.9) | Missing data | 1 (1.8) | Monthly household income | | ≤200 | 30 (54.5) | 201–300 | 8 (14.5) | 301–400 | 7 (12.7) | ≥400 | 10 (18.2) |
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