The Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine among Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease Is Associated with Reduced Health-Related Quality of Life

Table 5

Linear regression model for SF 36 dimensional scores in CAM users and nonusers.

	PF	RP	BP	GH	VT	SF	RE	MH
CAM users
Age	−0.060; −0.363 to 0.243	0.287; −0.417 to 0.991	−0.408 to 0.420	0.163; −0.171 to 0.501	0.325; −0.004 to 0.653	−0.046; −0.486 to 0.394	−0.157; −0.831 to 0.517	0.288; 0.016 to 0.559
Gender; Women ref	9.602; 2.017 to 17.187	15.832; −0.986 to 31.894	9.144; −0.605 to 18.892	7.489; −0.913 to 15.891	9.460; 1.197 to 17.722	8.449; −2.626 to 19.524	5.252; −11.880 to 22.384	1.469; −5.105 to 8.043
Education	—	15.132; −1.630 to 31.894	—	—	—	—	—	—
Work status				6.497	—	—	—	—
Not working ref	1.011 to 16.475	1.698 to 37.059	3.278 to 22.567	−2.068 to 15.061
Relationship status; Single ref	—	—	3.792; −6.322 to 13.905	—	—	—	—	—
Disease-activity	−17.287 to −0.181	−36.011 to –1.088	−29.803 to −8.454	−20.333 to −1.385	−6.101; −15.410 to 3.207	−1.879; −10.597 to 14.356	7.700; −11.273 to 26.672	0.262; −6.854 to 7.378
Disease duration	—	1.054; −0.066 to 2.173	−0.427; −1.066 to 0.212	—	—	—	—	0.277; −0.151 to 0.705
Self-efficacy	—	—	−1.106 to 0.435	—	—	—	0.092 to 2.819	0.465 to 1.495
Non-CAM users
Age	−0.005; −0.226 to 0.215	0.168; −0.355 to 0.690	0.300; −0.031 to 0.630	0.277; −0.012 to 0.567	0.209; −0.091 to 0.509	0.088; −0.211 to 0.388	0.030; −0.478 to 0.539	0.012; −0.199 to 0.224
Gender; Women ref	−4.053; −10.220 to 2.114	−0.301; −15.219 to 14.618	0.522; −8.923 to 9.967	−4.264; −12.320 to 3.792	4.979; −3.380 to 13.337	3.372; −4.965 to 11.709	2.742; −11.773 to 17. 258	−0.237; −6.123 to 5.649
Education	1.448; −4.744 to 7.640	0.541; −14.249 to 15.331	2.868; −6.496 to 12.232	−0.404; −8.347 to 7.539	1.076; −7.165 to 9.317	1.760; −6.460 to 9.981	3.510; −10.882 to 17.901	2.471; −3.333 to 8.275
Work status; Not working ref	2.951 to 16.377	8.230 to 40.120	2.093 to 22.229	5.631 to 22.761	7.919; −0.986 to 16.805	1.469 to 19.224	14.699; −0.816 to 30.901	2.512; −3.746 to 8.770
Relationship status; Single ref	—	—	—	1.423; −7.061 to 9.908	5.114; −3.689 to 13.917	8.460; −0.322 to 17.241	—	4.069; −2.131 to 10.268
Disease activity	−18.257 to −5.487	−50.924 to –20.525	−35.272 to −16.026	−27.991 to −11.646	−28.542 to −11.583	−24.486 to −7.570	−32.816 to −3.238	−15.615 to −3.672
Disease duration	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Self-efficacy	—	0.699; −0.593 to 1.992	0.060; 0.514 to 1.123	0.664; −0.051 to 1.380	0.578; −0.165 to 1.320	0.366 to 1.848	0.207 to 2.722	0.419 to 1.464

Linear regression model to estimate the effect of selected variables on SF-36 dimensional scores. The presented variables are estimated B with 95% confidence intervals.
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CAM: complementary and alternative medicine, PF: physical function, RP: role physical, BP: bodily pain, GH: general health, VT: vitality, SF: social function, RE: role emotional, and MH: mental health.