Research Article
The Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine among Korean Young Adult Members of Fitness Centers
Table 1
Demographic characteristics and the prevalence of CAM use in lifetime.
| | Variables | Category | Total | CAM Users | Non-CAM Users | | (n = 649) | (n = 526) | (n = 123) |
| | Age | 20-29 years | 358 (55.2) | 280 (53.2) | 78 (63.4) | | | 30-39 years | 291 (44.8) | 246 (46.8) | 45 (36.6) | | Sex | Male | 289 (44.5) | 224 (42.6) | 65 (52.8) | | | Female | 360 (55.5) | 302 (57.4) | 58 (47.2) | | Marital status | Single | 572 (88.1) | 457 (86.9) | 115 (93.5) | | | Married | 77 (11.9) | 69 (13.1) | 8 (6.5) | | Education | High school or less | 166 (25.6) | 120 (22.8) | 46 (37.4) | | | College or higher | 483 (74.4) | 406 (77.2) | 77 (62.6) | | Religious status | None | 441 (68.0) | 345 (65.6) | 96 (78.0) | | | Have a religion | 208 (32.0) | 181 (34.4) | 27 (22.0) | | Employment status | Unemployed | 150 (23.1) | 113 (21.5) | 37 (30.1) | | Employed | 499 (76.9) | 413 (78.5) | 86 (69.9) | | Monthly family income | <2 million KRW | 134 (20.6) | 107 (20.3) | 27 (22.0) | | 2-4 million KRW | 325 (50.1) | 267 (50.8) | 58 (47.1) | | 4-6 million KRW | 122 (18.8) | 99 (18.8) | 23 (18.7) | | ≥6 million KRW | 68 (10.5) | 53 (10.1) | 15 (12.2) | | Self-perceived health status | Very poor/poor | 96 (14.8) | 85 (16.2) | 11 (8.9) | | Fair | 254 (39.1) | 204 (38.8) | 50 (40.7) | | Good/very good | 299 (46.1) | 237 (45.0) | 62 (50.4) | | Presence of health problems | No | 371 (57.2) | 277 (52.7) | 94 (76.4) | | Yes | 278 (42.8) | 249 (47.3) | 29 (23.6) | | Ten most common problems | | | | | Neck/shoulder pain | 203 (31.3) | | | | Headache | 72 (11.1) | | | | Back pain | 69 (10.6) | | | | Sleep disorder | 52 (8.0) | | | | Stomach disease | 34 (5.2) | | | | Depression/anxiety/emotional problem | 27 (4.2) | | | | Arthritis/ rheumatism | 16 (2.5) | | | | Hypertension | 16 (2.5) | | | | Hyperlipidemia | 11 (1.7) | | | | Respiratory disease | 10 (1.5) | | | | Average number of health problems | 2.0 ± 1.2 | | |
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Data are presented as n (%) or mean ± standard deviation. responses; respondents who have diseases and symptoms (n = 278). |
