Complementary and Alternative Drugs Use among Preoperative Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study in Italy

Table 3

Adjusted odds ratios^a (ORs) and corresponding 95% confidence intervals (CI) for 238 users and 240 nonusers of CADs according to selected covariates.

Characteristics	OR (95% CI)
Sex
Male	1^b
Female	1.4 (0.9–2.1)
Education (degree)
Primary school	1^b
Secondary school	1.2 (0.7–2.0)
High school	2.6 (1.4–4.7)
University	3.5 (1.5–8.3)
Occupation
Homemaker	1^b
Retired	2.3 (1.1–4.5)
Labourer	0.9 (0.4–1.8)
Office worker	0.8 (0.4–1.8)
Merchant	2.7 (1.0–7.1)
Others	1.3 (0.6–2.8)

^aEstimates from logistic regression models adjusted for age, gender, education, and occupation.
^bReference category.
CADs: complementary and alternative drugs.