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Table 2
Health status measures among CAM and non-CAM users with self-reported spine problems reported in MEPS 2002–2008.
Health measure Level Overall (n =12,036) Non CAM (n = 7,730) CAM (n = 4,306) p-value for difference between groups Norm-based SF-12, mean (95% CI) (0– 100 point scale, higher score indicates better health) Physical Component Summary 43.0 (42.7, 43.4) 40.5 (40.1, 41.0) 46.6 (46.1,47.1) <0.001 Mental Component Summary 48.8 (48.5, 49.1) 47.8 (47.4, 49.8) 50.2 (49.8, 50.7) <0.001 Perceived health status, % (95%CI) Better than fair 76.0 (74.9, 77.1) 69.2 (67.6, 70.7) 85.9 (84.6, 87.1) <0.001 Fair or poor 24.0 (22.9, 25.1) 30.8 (29.3, 32.4) 14.1 (12.9, 15.4) Mental health status, % (95%CI) Better than fair 88.1 (87.3, 88.9) 85.0 (83.9, 86.0) 92.7 (91.7, 93.6) <0.001 Fair or poor 11.9 (11.1, 12.7) 15.0 (14.0, 16.1) 7.3 (6.4, 8.3) Social limitation, % (95%CI) No 88.0 (87.1, 88.8) 84.5 (83.2, 85.7) 93.0 (92.1, 93.9) <0.001 Yes 12.0 (11.2, 13.0) 15.5 (14.3, 16.8) 7.0 (6.1, 7.9) Any work, school or home limitations, % (95%CI) No 80.3 (79.3, 81.4) 74.1 (72.6, 75.6) 89.3 (88.1, 90.4) <0.001 Yes 19.7 (18.7, 20.8) 25.9 (24.4, 27.4) 10.7 (9.6, 11.9) Physical functioning limitations, % (95%CI) No 73.4 (72.2, 74.6) 67.4 (65.8, 68.9) 82.2 (80.7, 83.6) <0.001 Yes 26.6 (25.4, 27.8) 32.6 (31.1, 34.3) 17.8 (16.4, 19.3) Limitations with Instrumental activities of daily living, % (95%CI) No 94.2 (93.6, 94.7) 92.1 (91.2, 92.9) 97.3 (96.6, 97.8) <0.001 Yes 5.8 (5.3, 6.4) 7.9 (7.1, 8.8) 2.7 (2.2, 3.4)