Perception of Individuals with Diabetes about Efficacy and Safety of Complementary and Alternative Medicines (CAM) in the Jazan Region, Saudi Arabia

Table 3

Parameter estimates of the explanatory variables from ordinary least-squares regression outcome relative to perception toward CAM.

Explanatory variables	Unadjusted			Adjusted
	β	95% confidence interval	value	β	95% confidence interval	value
Age	0.0379	(−0.007–0.083)	0.100	0.05	(−0.007–0.107)	0.087
Sex
Male	Reference
Female	−0.599	(−1.949–0.751)	0.383	0.391	(−1.277–2.059)	0.645
Marital status
Single	Reference
Married	1.119	(−0.399–2.639)	0.148	1.673	(−0.12–3.466)	0.067
Education level
No education	Reference
≤High school	−0.408	(−2.277–1.462)	0.668	−0.537	(−2.612–1.537)	0.611
>High school	−1.181	(−2.893–0.529)	0.175	−1.747	(−3.925–0.43)	0.115
Job status
Employed	Reference
Unemployed	−0.888	(−2.313–0.5367)	0.221	−1.45	(−3.189–0.29)	0.102
Student	1.486	(−1.018–3.990)	0.244	4.121	(0.883–7.359)	0.013
Area of living
City	Reference
Village	−0.868	(−2.239–0.504)	0.214	−1.168	(−2.554–0.217)	0.098
CAM use
No	Reference
Yes	2.612	(1.241–3.982)	<0.001	2.386	(0.992–3.78)	0.001