Use of Chinese Herb Medicine in Cancer Patients: A Survey in Southwestern China

Table 2

Factors associated with CHM use in the multivariate logistic regression.

Background	Odds ratio	95% CI
Age (years)
<40	1.00	Reference
40–60	1.44	0.74−2.81
>60	0.88	0.54−1.44
Gender
Male	1.00	Reference
Female	1.12	0.72−1.75
Marital status
Never	1.00	Reference
Married	0.70	0.50−0.98
Others	1.16	0.43−3.14
Activity of daily living
Free	1.00	Reference
Somewhat limited	0.83	0.23−2.97
Bed rest (≥50% of each day)	1.03	0.17−6.08
Education (years)
0	1.00	Reference
−9	0.23	0.06−0.80
−12	0.54	0.31−0.94
≥13	0.46	0.27−0.79
Practicing religion
No	1.00	Reference
Yes	1.49	0.81−2.74
Annual income (RMB)
−24000	1.00	Reference
−60000	3.01	0.47−19.13
−120000	3.42	0.53−22.11
>120000	3.50	0.46−26.46
Previous history of CHM use
No	1.00	Reference
Yes	10.69	6.94−16.45
Staging
Early stage	1.00	Reference
Advanced stage	2.56	1.35−3.90
Duration of cancer since diagnosis (months)
−6	1.00	Reference
−24	0.13	0.04−0.38
−60	0.32	0.10−0.99
>60	0.92	0.24−3.48