Gender Differences in the Prevalence of Complementary and Alternative Medicine Utilization among Adults with Arthritis in the United States
Table 2
Number and weighted percent of complementary and alternative medicine use by sex among adults with arthritis.
Total sample
Female
Male
value
N
Wt %
N
Wt %
N
Wt %
All
7,919
100
5,002
59.7
2,917
40.3
Any CAM use
<0.001
Any CAM ever
4,055
53.6
2,650
62.2
1,405
37.8
No CAM ever
3,864
46.4
2,352
56.8
1,512
43.2
CAM use past 12 months
<0.001
CAM past 12 months
2,016
26.7
1,390
66.1
626
33.9
No CAM past 12 months
2,039
26.9
1,260
58.4
779
41.6
No CAM ever
3,864
46.4
2,352
56.8
1,512
43.2
Alternative medical system
0.002
AMS past 12 months
451
5.6
337
71.7
114
28.3
No AMS past 12 months
7,446
94.4
4,648
59
2,798
41
Manipulative and body-based
0.003
MBBT past 12 months
1,541
20.8
1,039
64.1
502
35.9
No MBBT past 12 months
6,362
79.2
3,952
58.6
2,410
41.4
Mind-body therapy
<0.001
MBT past 12 months
670
8.9
521
77.5
149
22.5
No MBT past 12 months
7,224
91.1
4,465
58
2,759
42
Type of CAM used past 12 months
Homeopathy
199
2.7
154
71.7
45
28.3
0.016
Acupuncture
209
2.5
154
70.1
55
29.9
0.011
Naturopathy
82
1
63
78.7
19
21.3
0.004
Craniosacral
41
0.4
34
86
7
14
9.95
Ayurveda
23
0.3
19
83.2
4
16.8
0.049
Chiropractic/osteopathic
925
12.1
601
60.9
324
39.1
0.552
Massage
864
11.6
609
67.9
255
32.1
<0.001
Feldenkrais
5
0
3
71.8
2
28.2
0.652
Alexander Tech
9
0.1
4
51
5
49
0.636
Trager psychophysical
3
0
2
91.7
1
8.3
0.073
Pilates
116
1.5
97
86.5
19
13.5
<0.001
Biofeedback
48
0.8
36
79.7
12
20.3
0.014
Hypnosis
26
0.4
20
65.9
6
34.1
0.658
Yoga practice
532
7.2
429
81
103
19
<0.001
Tai chi
142
1.7
98
67.9
44
32.1
0.177
Qi gong
45
0.5
31
68.4
14
31.6
0.34
CAM use was based on 7,919 adults, age over 21 years, who had arthritis, and CAM use in the past 12 months was based on 4,055 CAM users. values represent significant sex differences by complementary alternative medicine use based on chi-square tests. AMS: alternative medical system; CAM: complementary alternative medicine; MBBT: manipulative and body-based therapies; MBT: mind-body therapy; Wt: weighted.
