Table 5 Patient demographic factors associated with complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use
From: The use of complementary and alternative medicine among cancer patients in Hawaii
CAM use (n= 72) | No CAM use (n = 54) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | |
Gender | ||||
Female | 58 | 80.6 | 37 | 68.5 |
Male | 6 | 8.3 | 11 | 20.4 |
No response | 8 | 11.1 | 6 | 11.1 |
Ethnicity | ||||
White | 16 | 22.2 | 4 | 7.4 |
Asian | 26 | 36.1 | 31 | 68.5 |
Black | 1 | 1.4 | 0 | 0 |
Pacific Islander | 5 | 6.9 | 3 | 5.5 |
Mixed Hawaiian | 12 | 16.7 | 7 | 13.0 |
Mixed (other) | 3 | 4.2 | 2 | 3.7 |
No response | 7 | 9.7 | 9 | 16.7 |
Age range | ||||
20–29 | 1 | 1.4 | 0 | 0 |
30–39 | 8 | 11.1 | 2 | 3.7 |
40–49 | 12 | 16.7 | 3 | 5.6 |
50–59 | 17 | 23.6 | 8 | 14.8 |
60–69 | 27 | 37.5 | 6 | 11.1 |
70–79 | 10 | 13.9 | 20 | 37.0 |
80 + | 1 | 1.4 | 0 | 0 |
No response | 6 | 8.3 | 5 | 9.3 |
Income (US dollars) | ||||
Below 20,000 | 3 | 4.2 | 5 | 9.3 |
20,000–49,999 | 7 | 9.7 | 7 | 13.0 |
50,000–99,999 | 11 | 15.3 | 4 | 7.4 |
100,000–149,999 | 3 | 4.2 | 3 | 5.6 |
150,000 + | 9 | 12.5 | 3 | 5.6 |
Retired | 2 | 2.8 | 2 | 3.7 |
No response | 37 | 51.4 | 30 | 55.6 |
Religion | ||||
Christian/Catholic | 29 | 40.3 | 21 | 38.9 |
Buddhist | 2 | 2.8 | 8 | 14.8 |
Other | 3 | 4.2 | 2 | 3.7 |
None | 8 | 11.1 | 1 | 1.9 |
No response | 30 | 41.7 | 22 | 40.7 |
Cancer type | ||||
Breast | 52 | 72.2 | 28 | 51.9 |
Endometrium | 4 | 5.6 | 4 | 7.4 |
Colorectal | 1 | 1.4 | 4 | 7.4 |
Other | 14 | 19.4 | 16 | 29.6 |
No response | 1 | 1.4 | 2 | 3.7 |
Cancer stage | ||||
Stage 0–1 | 2 | 2.8 | 1 | 1.9 |
Stage 1 | 17 | 23.6 | 14 | 25.9 |
Stage 2 | 13 | 18.1 | 6 | 11.1 |
Stage 3 | 11 | 15.3 | 6 | 11.1 |
Stage 4 | 18 | 25.0 | 15 | 27.8 |
Stage unknown | 4 | 5.6 | 3 | 5.6 |
No response | 7 | 9.7 | 9 | 16.7 |
Treatment type | ||||
Surgery | 52 | 72.2 | 32 | 59.2 |
Radiation | 41 | 56.9 | 22 | 40.7 |
Chemotherapy | 47 | 65.3 | 35 | 64.8 |
Immunotherapy | 21 | 29.2 | 8 | 14.8 |