Table 2

The association between diagnosed chronic illnesses and use of prayer or spiritual healing by women aged 59–64 years in 2010

Condition	Use of prayer or spiritual healing
Condition	Never (n=6770), (%)	Rarely (n=599), (%)	Sometimes (n=1211), (%)	Often (n=1385), (%)	p Value
Diabetes
No	92	95	92	92	0.074
Yes	8	5	8	8	0.074
Impaired glucose tolerance
No	97	98	98	96	0.005
Yes	3	2	2	4	0.005
Osteoarthritis
No	82	80	81	79	0.113
Yes	18	20	19	21	0.113
Rheumatoid arthritis
No	95	95	96	95	0.710
Yes	5	5	4	5	0.710
Other arthritis
No	87	88	86	86	0.552
Yes	13	12	14	14	0.552
Heart disease
No	96	96	95	95	0.219
Yes	4	4	5	5	0.219
Hypertension
No	70	68	69	69	0.779
Yes	30	32	31	31	0.779
Asthma
No	90	89	85	88	<0.001
Yes	10	11	15	12	<0.001
Bronchitis/emphysema
No	94	93	93	92	0.051
Yes	6	7	7	8	0.051
Osteoporosis
No	93	93	93	92	0.217
Yes	7	7	7	8	0.217
Breast cancer
No	98	98	97	98	0.647
Yes	2	2	3	2	0.647
Skin cancer
No	86	85	86	86	0.853
Yes	14	15	14	14	0.853
Other cancer
No	99	99	98	97	<0.001
Yes	1	1	2	3	<0.001
Other major illnesses
No	95	96	92	91	<0.001
Yes	5	4	8	9	<0.001