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Table 1 Proportion visiting CAM providers at least once during the previous year

From: Continuity of GP care is associated with lower use of complementary and alternative medical providers: a population-based cross-sectional survey

 

Both genders

Women

Men

n/N

%

n/N

%

n/N

%

Total sample

1300/9743

13.3

919/5346

17.2

381/4397

8.7

GP duration

 0-2 years

230/1339

17.2

175/804

21.8

55/535

10.3

 >2 years

961/7671

12.5

668/4117

16.2

293/3554

8.2

GP frequency

      

 < 3 visits

489/4875

10.0

305/2445

12.5

184/2430

7.6

 3 visits +

811/4868

16.7

614/2901

21.2

197/1967

10.0

Age

      

 30-49

466/2935

15.9

339/1704

19.9

127/1231

10.3

 50-69

652/4948

13.2

449/2627

17.1

203/2321

8.8

 70-87

182/1860

9.8

131/1015

12.9

51/845

6.0

Marital status

      

 Single

367/2377

15.4

295/1618

18.2

72/759

9.5

 Married/cohabitant

890/7105

12.5

588/3534

16.6

302/3571

8.5

Household income*

      

 Low

134/1107

12.1

114/763

14.9

20/344

5.8

 Low middle

354/2529

14.0

250/1439

17.4

104/1090

9.5

 High middle

438/3200

13.7

292/1555

18.8

146/1645

8.9

 High

276/2196

12.6

182/1066

17.1

94/1130

8.3

Education**

      

 Low

349/2801

12.5

252/1684

15.0

97/1117

8.7

 Middle

437/3291

13.3

299/1714

17.4

138/1577

8.8

 High

503/3535

14.2

360/1882

19.1

143/1653

8.7

Self-rated health

      

 Poor

142/596

23.8

100/348

28.7

42/248

16.9

 Fair

451/2996

15.1

320/1636

19.6

131/1360

9.6

 Good

575/4871

11.8

404/2617

15.4

171/2254

7.6

 Excellent

119/1211

9.8

86/710

12.3

33/510

6.5

  1. CAM complementary and alternative medical provider; GP general practitioner.
  2. *Low (< NOK 200,000), Low middle (NOK 201,000-400,000), High middle (NOK 401,000-700,000), High (> NOK 700,000).
  3. **Low (primary/part of secondary school), Middle (high school), High (college/university).
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