Variables | Number of Participants | Number of CAM Users (%) | p value (χ2) |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 520 | 155 (29.8) | Â |
Gender | Â | Â | <0.001 |
   Male | 186 | 29 (15.6) |  |
   Female | 330 | 124 (37.6) |  |
   Missing | 4 | 2 |  |
Age* | 52.5 ± 16.9 | 49.1 ± 15.5 | 0.004†|
Ethnicity | Â | Â | 0.385 |
   Caucasian | 497 | 149 (30.0) |  |
   Non-Caucasian | 4 | 2 |  |
   Missing | 19 | 4 |  |
Educational background | Â | Â | <0.001 |
   Primary level | 97 | 11 (11.3) |  |
   Secondary level | 255 | 74 (29.0) |  |
   Tertiary level | 154 | 66 (42.9) |  |
   Missing | 13 | 4 |  |
Annual household income | Â | Â | 0.001 |
   <€20 000 | 197 | 43 (21.8) |  |
   €20 000 - €49 999 | 161 | 50 (31.1) |  |
   €50 000 - €99 999 | 71 | 33 (46.5) |  |
   >€100 000 | 12 | 5 (41.7) |  |
   Missing | 79 | 24 |  |
Health insurance | Â | Â | 0.001 |
   None | 71 242 | 26 (36.6) 52 (21.5) |  |
   Public Medical Card |  |  |  |
   Private Health Insurance | 200 | 76 (38.0%) |  |
   Missing | 7 | 1 |  |
Religions | Â | Â | 0.001 |
   Christian | 486 | 138 (28.4) |  |
   Non-Christian | 15 | 11 (73.3) |  |
   Missing | 19 | 6 |  |
Subgroups | Â | Â | 0.369 |
   Non-cancer volunteers | 301 | 93 (30.9) |  |
   Cancer patients | 219 | 62 ((28.3) |  |
Breast | 81 | 27 (33.3) | 0.667 |
Colorectal | 23 | 4 | Â |
Lymphoma | 17 | 6 | Â |
Leukaemia | 13 | 3 | Â |
Prostate | 12 | 3 | Â |
Lung | 12 | 2 | Â |
Ovarian | 12 | 5 | Â |
Melanoma | 12 | 6 | Â |
Head & Neck | 7 | 0 | Â |
Oesophagus | 5 | 1 | Â |
Kidney | 5 | 1 | Â |
Brain | 4 | 1 | Â |
Cervix | 3 | 1 | Â |
Stomach | 3 | 0 | Â |
Testicle | 2 | 0 | Â |
Urinary bladder | 2 | 0 | Â |
Non-melanoma skin | 2 | 1 | Â |
Pancreatic | 1 | 1 | Â |
Myeloma | 1 | 0 | Â |
Missing | 2 | 0 | Â |
HADS | Â | Â | Â |
   High anxiety score (≥11) | 44 | 13 (29.5) | 0.350 |
   Low anxiety score (<11) | 333 | 112 (33.6) |  |
   Missing | 143 | 30 |  |
   High depression score (≥11) | 13 | 3 (23.1) | 0.328 |
   Low depression score (<11) | 386 | 128 (33.2) |  |
   Missing | 121 | 24 |  |
Karnofsky score | Â | Â | 0.493 |
   80 - 100 | 106 | 33 (31.1) |  |
   50 - 70 | 36 | 7 (19.4) |  |
   0 - 40 | 6 | 1 (16.7) |  |
   Missing | 76 | 24 |  |