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Table 6 Results of the two binary hierarchical regression analyses to identify influencing factors of herbal medicine use

From: The importance of herbal medicine use in the German health-care system: prevalence, usage pattern, and influencing factors

 

Model 1: HM user in previous year (1; n = 2192) vs. HM non-user (0; n = 386)

Model 2: HM user in previous year (1; n = 2192) vs. HM user not in prev. Year (0; n = 328)

Independent Variable

B

Adj. OR

95% CI

R2

B

Adj. OR

95% CI

R2

Gender (Female)

1.060**

2.887

2.241–3.719

 

.537**

1.711

1.307–2.239

 

Age 18–29

.364

1.439

.933–2.219

 

.537*

1.710

1.085–2.696

 

30–39

−.157

.855

.562–1.299

 

.542*

1.720

1.053–2.810

 

40–49

−.093

.911

.623–1.334

 

.094

1.098

.721–1.673

 

50–59

−.285

.752

.532–1.064

 

.020

1.020

.691–1.506

 

Size of household 2

.291*

1.337

1.014–1.763

 

.435**

1.544

1.136–2.099

 

3

.752**

2.121

1.439–3.125

 

.431*

1.539

1.023–2.317

 

≥4

.669**

1.952

1.326–2.872

 

.484*

1.623

1.070–2.461

 

Occupation (Employed)

.278

1.320

.993–1.754

 

.148

1.160

.850–1.582

 

Education (≥ 12 years)

.461**

1.585

1.240–2.027

 

.235

1.265

.967–1.653

 

Health insurance (Private)

.463**

1.589

1.164–2.171

.098

.179

1.195

.868–1.647

.038

Self-perceived health status (fair, poor, very poor)

−.099

.906

.683–1.201

 

.238

1.269

.936–1.719

 

Chronic disease (Yes)

.882**

2.416

1.836–3.178

 

.450**

1.568

1.176–2.090

 

Smoking status (Former, Never)

.088

1.092

.851–1.402

 

.086

1.089

.827–1.435

 

Regular alcohol consumption (No)

−.229

.795

.623–1.015

 

−.151

.860

.658–1.124

 

Physical activities (≥3 d./week)

.431**

1.538

1.208–1.960

 

.192

1.212

.934–1.572

 

Flu vaccination (Yes)

.083

1.087

.802–1.472

 

.124

1.132

.823–1.557

 

Annual dentist check-ups (Yes)

.356**

1.427

1.096–1859

 

.350*

1.419

1.056–1.906

 

Preventive medical check-ups (Yes)

.161

1.175

.905–1.525

 

.087

1.091

.824–1.444

 

Current tetanus vaccination (Yes)

.175

1.192

.913–1.555

.153

−.038

.963

.712–1.301

.062

“I take HM because chemically synthesised medicinal products have too many side effects.”

    

−.131

.877

.726–1.060

 

“I take HM because chemically synthesised medicinal products have too strong side effects.”

    

2.09*

1.232

1.024–1.484

 

“I take HM because chemically synthesised medicinal products did not show treatment success.”

    

−.070

.932

.794–1.095

 

“I take HM because I was dissatisfied with the conventional medical practitioner.”

    

.020

1.020

.876–1.188

 

“I take HM because in the past, I had positive experiences with herbal medicinal products.”

    

.334**

1.397

1.155–1.689

 

“I take HM because they have had a positive impact on my health.”

    

.417**

1.517

1.248–1.844

 

“I take HM because they are healthier than chemically synthesised medicinal products.”

    

−.019

.982

.821–1.174

 

“I take HM because they are more natural than chemically synthesised medicinal products.”

    

−.004

.996

.822–1.206

 

“I take HM because they have a higher tolerability than chemically synthesised medicinal products.”

    

.127

1.136

.933–1.383

 

“I take HM because they have less side effects than chemically synthesised medicinal products.”

    

−.078

.925

.752–1.139

 

“I take HM because I trust HM more than chemically synthesised medicinal products.”

    

−.069

.933

.790–1.103

 

“I take HM because within my family we have always used HM.”

    

.269**

1.308

1.121–1.527

 

“I take HM because I am very familiar with herbal medicinal products since my childhood.”

    

−.096

.909

.788–1.047

.172

  1. Note. Reference categories: gender: male; age: 60+, size of household: 1; occupation: non-employed; education: < 12 years; health insurance: public; self-perceived health status: very good, good; chronic disease: no; smoking status: yes; regular alcohol consumption: yes; physical activities (0–2 d./week); flu vaccination: no; annual dentist check-ups: no; preventive medical check-ups: no; current tetanus vaccination: no. B = regression coefficient b; Adj. OR = adjusted odds ratio. CI = confidence intervals for odds ratio. * p ≤ 0.05; **p ≤ 0 .01; R2 = Nagelkerkes Pseudo R2. Bold data are significant
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