Research Article
Prevalence, Purposes, and Perceived Effectiveness of Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use in a Hypertension Population: A Questionnaire Survey
Table 2
Use of CAM by gender.
| | | Males (%) | Females (%) | Total (%) | value |
| | Any CAM use | 59 (65.6) | 177 (77.6) | 236 (74.2) | | | Any CAM use, excluding prayer | 58 (64.4) | 177 (77.6) | 235 (73.9) | | | Alternative medical systems | | | | 0.744 | | Traditional Chinese medicine | 18 (20.0) | 58 (25.4) | 76 (23.9) | | | Acupuncture | 5 (0.56) | 24 (10.5) | 29 (9.1) | | | Cupping | 19 (21.1) | 74 (32.5) | 93 (29.2) | | | Mind-body medicine | | | | 0.012* | | Prayer | 5 (0.56) | 10 (4.4) | 15 (4.7) | | | Relaxation | 31 (34.4) | 86 (37.7) | 117 (36.8) | | | Ta chi | 2 (2.2) | 1 (0.4) | 3 (0.9) | | | Qigong | 2 (2.2) | 3 (1.3) | 5 (1.5) | | | Yangge | 1 (1.1) | 32 (14.0) | 33 (10.3) | | | Manipulative/body based | | | | 0.544 | | Spinal manipulation | 2 (2.2) | 4 (1.8) | 6 (1.9) | | | Massage therapy | 2 (2.2) | 13 (5.7) | 15 (4.7) | | | Natural products | | | | 0.713 | | Herbal medicine | 14 (15.6) | 45 (19.7) | 59 (18.5) | | | Probiotics | 2 (2.2) | 13 (5.7) | 15 (4.7) | | | Omega 3s | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.4) | 1 (0.3) | | | Fish oil | 2 (2.2) | 6 (2.6) | 8 (2.5) | | | Vitamin/dietary supplements | | | | 0.316 | | Vitamin C | 8 (8.9) | 20 (8.8) | 28 (8.8) | | | Vitamin B/B12 | 4 (4.4) | 33 (14.5) | 37 (11.6) | | | Multivitamins | 3 (3.3) | 7 (3.1) | 10 (3.1) | | | Calcium supplements | 30 (33.3) | 89 (39.0) | 119 (37.4) | | | Other dietary supplements | 4 (4.4) | 12 (5.3) | 16 (5.0) | |
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