Associations between type of ingestible CM product used and pharmaceutical product use
| Type of CM product used | Used any CM product (n=1016) | ||||||||||
| Used prescribed pharmaceutical n (%) | Used over-the-counter pharmaceutical n (%) | ||||||||||
| No | Yes | Total* | p | Cramer’s V | No | Yes | Total* | p | Cramer’s V | ||
| Western or Chinese herbal medicines | No | 151 (87.8) | 674 (79.9) | 825 (81.2) | 0.02 | 0.08 | 181 (21.9) | 644 (78.1) | 825 (81.2) | 0.002 | 0.10 |
| Yes | 21 (12.2) | 170 (89) | 191 (18.8) | 23 (12) | 168 (88) | 191 (18.8) | |||||
| Vitamin/mineral supplements | No | 15 (30) | 35 (70) | 50 (4.9) | 0.01 | 0.08 | 19 (38) | 31 (62) | 50 (4.9) | 0.001 | 0.10 |
| Yes | 157 (16.3) | 809 (83.7) | 966 (95.1) | 185 (19.2) | 781 (80.8) | 966 (95.1) | |||||
| Homeopathy | No | 160 (18.2) | 718 (81.8)) | 878 (86.4) | 0.006 | 0.09 | 199 (22.7) | 679 (77.3) | 878 (86.4) | <0.001 | 0.16 |
| Yes | 12 (8.7) | 126 (91.3) | 138 (13.6) | 5 (3.6) | 133 (96.4) | 138 (13.6) | |||||
| Flower essences | No | 153 (17.7) | 712 (82.3) | 865 (85.1) | 0.12 | 0.05 | 195 (22.5) | 670 (77.5) | 865 (85.1) | <0.001 | 0.15 |
| Yes | 19 (12.6) | 132 (87.4) | 151 (14.9) | 9 (6) | 142 (94) | 151 (14.9) | |||||
*Percentage of total number of participants using any CM product.
CM, complementary medicine.