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Table 3 Odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals of factors associated with medical pluralism in the univariate and multiple logistic regression

From: Patterns of medical pluralism among adults: results from the 2001 National Health Interview Survey in Taiwan

 

Multivariate

 

OR

(95% CI)

Sex

  

   Male

1.00

(reference)

   Female

1.44

(1.30-1.61)

Age, years

  

   18-29

1.38

(1.15-1.66)

   30-49

1.44

(1.20-1.72)

   50-64

1.33

(1.11-1.58)

   ≥ 65

1.00

(reference)

Education, years

  

   0

1.00

(reference)

   1-9

1.25

(1.02-1.53)

   10-12

1.13

(0.91-1.40)

   ≥ 13

1.08

(0.86-1.36)

Occupation

  

   Unemployed

1.00

(reference)

   Homemaker

0.84

(0.72-0.98)

   Skilled, Unskilled

0.93

(0.80-1.08)

   Profession

0.95

(0.79-1.14)

Family income, NTDs

  

   < 30,000

1.19

(1.03-1.37)

   30,000-49,999

1.23

(1.08-1.40)

   50000-99999

1.20

(1.07-1.34)

   ≥ 100,000

1.00

(reference)

Urbanization

  

   Low

1.00

(reference)

   Moderate

1.15

(0.94-1.41)

   High

0.96

(0.80-1.16)

Density of TCM physicians

  

   Low

1.00

(reference)

   Moderate

1.80

(1.40-2.31)

   High

2.19

(1.69-2.84)

Density of WM physicians

  

   Low

1.00

(reference)

   Moderate

1.03

(0.87-1.22)

   High

0.90

(0.76-1.06)

Use of folk therapy

  

   No

1.00

(reference)

   Yes

1.90

(1.63-2.23)

Have unhealthy lifestyle

  

   No

1.35

(1.19-1.53)

   One

1.22

(1.07-1.39)

   Two or three

1.00

(reference)

  1. NTDs, new Taiwan dollars; TCM, traditional Chinese medicine; WM, Western medicine