3 Commonest Medical Conditions Suffered by CAM Users

3 Commonest Medical Conditions suffered by CAM

users: Type of CAM Musculo-skeletal Gastro-intestinal Cardiac used: problems (n=94) problems (n=79) problems (n=76) Massage 48% (n=45) 49% (n=39) 36% (27)

(CI=37%-58%) (CI=38%-61%) (CI=38%-61%)

Vitamins 31% (n=29) 38% (n=30) 38% (n=29)

(CI=22%-41%) (CI=27%-50%) (CI=27%-50%)

Health food 25% (n=23) 23% (n=18) 30% (n=23)

(incl. dietary (CI=16%-34%) (CI=14%-34%) (CI=20%-42%) supplements) Acupressure 25% (n=23) 24% (n=19) 16% (n=12)

(CI=16%-34%) (CI=15%-35%) (CI=8%-26%)

Kampo 19% (n=18) 19% (n=15) 21% (n=16)

(CI=12%-29%) (CI=11%-29%) (CI=13%-32%)

Table 4. Types of CAM used according to the 3 commonest medical conditions suffered (n=246). CI=95% Confidence Interval.