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Table 5
Frequencies and age-adjusted percentages of children aged 4–17 years who used complementary health approaches in the past 12 months for specific conditions, among those who used complementary health approaches, by the condition for which it was used: United States, 2007 and 2012
| 2007 | 2012 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disease or condition1 | Number (in thousands) | Age-adjusted percentage2 (standard error) | Number (in thousands | Age-adjusted percentage2 (standard error) | p
value |
| Back or neck pain | 686 | 8.8 (1.12) | 602 | 8.9 (1.14) | † |
| Head or chest cold | 409 | 6.5 (1.38) | 294 | 5.1 (0.92) | † |
| Other musculoskeletal conditions | 345 | 5.0 (0.99) | 416 | 6.0 (0.98) | † |
| Anxiety or stress | 293 | 4.4 (0.94) | 221 | 3.4 (0.72) | † |
| ADHD or ADD3 | 150 | 2.3 (0.52) | 131 | 2.2 (0.59) | † |
| Insomnia or trouble sleeping | 134 | 2.0 (0.59) | 110 | 1.7 (0.43) | † |
| Constipation | ‡ | ‡ | 70 | 1.2 (0.38) | † |
| Respiratory allergy | ‡68 | ‡1.2 (0.53) | ‡69 | ‡1.0 (0.39) | † |
| Sore throat other than strep or tonsillitis | ‡94 | ‡1.4 (0.59) | ‡50 | ‡0.9 (0.42) | † |
| Sinusitis | ‡117 | ‡2.0 (0.78) | ‡45 | ‡0.7 (0.31) | † |
| Abdominal pain | ‡66 | ‡1.0 (0.39) | ‡44 | ‡0.6 (0.26) | † |
| Depression | ‡178 | ‡0.9 (0.28) | ‡41 | ‡0.6 (0.23) | † |
| Asthma | 112 | ‡1.8 (0.65) | ‡34 | ‡0.5 (0.21) | † |
†Difference is not statistically significant.
‡Estimates are considered unreliable. Data have a relative standard error (RSE) greater than 30% and less than or equal to 50% and should be used with caution. Data not shown have an RSE greater than 50%.
1Respondents may have used more than one modality to treat a disease or condition, but were counted only once under each disease or condition treated. The questions about using a modality to treat a disease or condition were only asked of respondents who had used the modality within the past 12 months. The exception to this is the questions about using nonvitamin, nonmineral dietary supplements to treat a disease or condition, which were only asked of respondents who had used nonvitamin, nonmineral dietary supplements within the past 30 days.
2The denominator used in the calculation of percentages was the number of children who used complementary health approaches within the past 12 months, excluding persons with unknown information about whether a complementary health approach was used to treat the specified condition.
3ADHD is attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and ADD is attention deficit disorder.
NOTES: Estimates are based on household interviews of a sample of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. Estimates are age-adjusted using the 2000 U.S. population as the standard population and using two age groups: 4–11 and 12–17.
SOURCE: CDC/NCHS, National Health Interview Survey, 2007 and 2012.