The Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine among Korean Young Adult Members of Fitness Centers

Table 3

Predictors of CAM use in lifetime (n = 649).

Variables	Category	Unadjusted	P	Adjusted	P
		(95% CI)	value	(95% CI)	value
Age	20-29 years	Reference		Reference
	30-39 years	1.52 (1.02-2.28)	0.042	1.11 (0.70-1.77)	0.649
Sex	Male	Reference		Reference
	Female	1.51 (1.02-2.24)	0.040	1.42 (0.94-2.17)	0.099
Marital status	Single	Reference		Reference
	Married	2.17 (1.02-4.64)	0.046	2.05 (0.93-4.56)	0.077
Education	High school or less	Reference		Reference
	College or higher	2.02 (1.33-3.07)	0.001	1.76 (1.11-2.77)	0.015
Religious status	None	Reference		Reference
	Having a religion	1.87 (1.17-2.97)	0.008	1.75 (1.08-2.83)	0.022
Employment status	Unemployed	Reference		Reference
	Employed	1.57 (1.02-2.44)	0.043	1.46 (0.88-2.43)	0.142
Monthly family income	<2 million KRW	Reference		Reference
	2-4 million KRW	1.16 (0.70-1.93)	0.564	1.00 (0.57-1.73)	0.990
	4-6 million KRW	1.09 (0.58-2.02)	0.794	0.90 (0.46-1.75)	0.756
	≥6 million KRW	0.89 (0.44-1.82)	0.752	0.96 (0.46-2.04)	0.921
Presence of health problems	No	Reference		Reference
	Yes	2.91 (1.86-4.57)	0.000	2.79 (1.72-4.54)	0.000
Self-perceived health status	Very good/good	Reference		Reference
	Fair	1.07 (0.70-1.62)	0.759	0.88 (0.56-1.37)	0.565
	Poor/very poor	2.02 (1.02-4.02)	0.045	1.31 (0.62-2.75)	0.475

odds ratios (ORs) are marked in bold; CI, confidence interval.