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Table 1 Basic characteristics of cancer survivors that visit T&CM providers and cancer survivors that do not visit T&CM providers

From: Conventional health care service utilization among cancer survivors that visit traditional and complementary providers in the Tromsø study: a cross-sectional study

 

Total population

Visits T&CM providers

No visits to T&CM providers

P-value*

(N = 1553)

%

(n = 155)

%

(n = 1398)

%

Age

      

.336

Mean (SD)

65.33 (10.891)

64.53 (11.408)

65.42 (10.833)

435

 40-60 years

495

31.9

56

36.1

439

31.4

 

 61-70 years

520

33.5

51

32.9

469

33.5

 

 71 years and above

538

34.6

48

31.0

490

35.1

 

Gender

      

.003

 Women

817

52.6

99

63.9

718

51.4

 

 Men

736

47.4

56

36.1

680

48.6

 

Living with a spouse/partner

      

.437

 Yes

1075

72.6

102

69.9

973

72.9

 

 No

406

27.4

44

30.1

362

27.1

 

Household income

      

.050*

 Low (< NOK 450′/ € 45′)

475

32.2

60

41.1

415

31.2

 

 Middle (NOK 451′-750′/€ 45′-75′)

478

32.4

40

27.4

438

32.9

 

 High (>NOK 751′/€ 75′)

524

35.5

46

31.5

478

35.9

 

Years of Education

      

.213

 Primary school

450

29.7

47

31.8

403

29.4

 

 Secondary school

368

24.3

44

29.7

324

23.7

 

 College/university less than 4 years

298

19.6

26

17.6

272

19.9

 

 College/university 4 years or more

401

26.4

31

20.9

370

27

 
  1. *p = .048 when adjusted for living with spouse/partner