Table 1 Demographics of participants (Integrative Medicine Modality Users compared to non-users) presenting at Chicago Metropolitan Area fertility clinic network
From: Integrative medicine utilization among infertility patients
Total N (%) | No Use of IMM N (%) | Any Use of IMM N (%) | Acupuncture N (%) | Yoga N (%) | Massage N (%) | Meditation N (%) | Herbal supplements N (%) | X2 (any IMM vs no IMM) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1460 (100) | 286 (19.6) | 1 174 (80.4) | 562 (38.5) | 403 (27.6) | 377 (25.8) | 244 (16.7) | 270 (18.5) | |||
Race or ethnicity | ||||||||||
White | 1054 (72.2) | 205 (19.5) | 849 (80.5) | 445 (42.2)*** | 300 (28.5) | 289 (27.4)* | 169 (16.0) | 188 (17.8) | 0.8 | 0.94 |
Black or AA | 102 (7.0) | 23 (23.6) | 79 (77.4) | 29 (28.4)*** | 21 (20.6) | 25 (24.5)* | 21 (20.6) | 25 (24.5) | ||
Hispanic/Latino | 79 (5.4) | 14 (17.7) | 65 (82.3) | 17 (21.5)*** | 19 (24.1) | 20 (25.3)* | 15 (19.0) | 11 (13.9) | ||
Asian | 146 (10) | 29 (19.9) | 117 (80.1) | 41 (28.1)*** | 35 (24.0) | 21 (14.4)* | 23 (15.8) | 24 (16.4) | ||
Multiple/Other | 79 (5.4) | 15 (19.0) | 64 (81.0) | 30 (38.0)*** | 28 (35.4) | 22 (27.9)* | 16 (20.3) | 22 (27.9) | ||
Relationship Status | ||||||||||
Single | 99 (6.8) | 47 (47.5) | 52 (52.5)*** | 19 (19.2)*** | 15 (15.2)** | 17 (17.2) | 12 (12.1) | 6 (6.1)** | 55.4 | < 0.001 |
Heterosexual Relationship | 1239 (85.0) | 210 (17.0) | 1029 (83.1)*** | 501 (40.4)*** | 363 (29.3)** | 335 (27.0) | 215 (17.4) | 244 (19.7)** | ||
Divorced or Separated | 16 (1.1) | 4 (25.0) | 12 (75.0)*** | 5 (31.3)*** | 5 (31.3)** | 5 (31.3) | 4 (25.0) | 6 (37.5)** | ||
Same Sex Relationship | 74 (5.1) | 16 (21.6) | 58 (78.4)*** | 32 (43.2)*** | 17 (23.0)** | 14 (18.9) | 9 (12.2) | 8 (10.8)** | ||
Other | 29 (2.0) | 7 (24.1) | 22 (75.9)*** | 5 (17.2)*** | 3 (10.3)** | 6 (20.7) | 4 (13.8) | 6 (20.7)** | ||
Religion | ||||||||||
Catholic | 531 (37.5) | 95 (17.9) | 436 (82.1) | 226 (42.6)** | 162 (30.5) | 155 (29.2)* | 94 (17.7) | 112 (21.1)** | 9.1 | 0.17 |
Other Christian | 102 (7.2) | 14 (13.7) | 88 (86.3) | 44 (43.1)** | 33 (32.4) | 34 (33.3)* | 15 (14.7) | 30 (29.4)** | ||
Protestant | 212 (15.0) | 42 (19.8) | 170 (80.2) | 79 (37.3)** | 58 (27.4) | 48 (22.6)* | 35 (16.5) | 34 (16.0)** | ||
Judaism | 122 (8.6) | 27 (22.1) | 95 (77.9) | 49 (40.2)** | 32 (26.2) | 23 (18.9)* | 19 (15.6) | 17 (13.9)** | ||
Hinduism | 48 (3.4) | 5 (10.4) | 43 (89.6) | 15 (31.3)** | 11 (22.9) | 7 (15.6)* | 11 (22.9) | 5 (10.4)** | ||
Secular/Agnosticism/ Non-religious | 360 (25.4) | 83 (23.1) | 277 (76.9) | 124 (34.4)** | 90 (25.0) | 88 (24.4)* | 50 (13.9) | 65 (18.1)** | ||
Other | 43 (3.0) | 8 (18.6) | 35 (81.4) | 7 (16.3)** | 9 (20.9) | 10 (23.3)* | 8 (18.6) | 1 (2.3)** | ||
Education | ||||||||||
Less than Bachelor's | 76 (5.2) | 19 (25.0) | 57 (75.0) | 11 (14.5)*** | 9 (11.8)** | 17 (22.4)** | 7 (9.2) | 13 (17.1) | 18.2 | < 0.001 |
Bachelors | 512 (35.1) | 85 (16.6) | 427 (83.4) | 217 (42.4)*** | 162 (31.6)** | 150 (29.3)** | 92 (18.0) | 103 (20.1) | ||
Master’s Degree | 591 (40.5) | 104 (17.6) | 487 (82.4) | 241 (40.8)*** | 168 (28.4)** | 158 (26.7)** | 99 (16.8) | 115 (19.5) | ||
Professional Degree | 279 (19.1) | 78 (28.0) | 201 (72.0) | 93 (33.3)*** | 63 (22.6)** | 52 (18.6)** | 46 (16.5) | 39 (14.0) | ||
Annual Household Income | ||||||||||
< $100,000 | 271 (18.8) | 66 (24.4) | 205 (75.6) | 77 (28.4)*** | 53 (19.6)** | 52 (19.2)* | 37 (13.7) | 46 (17.0)* | 5 | 0.08 |
$100,001—$200,000 | 589 (40.9) | 108 (18.3) | 481 (81.7) | 220 (37.4)*** | 180 (30.6)** | 150 (25.5)* | 103 (17.5) | 130 (22.1)* | ||
> $200,00 | 580 (40.3) | 197 (18.5) | 473 (81.5) | 258 (44.5)*** | 164 (28.3)** | 168 (29.0)* | 100 (17.2) | 91 (15.7)* | ||
Insurance Coverage for Fertility Treatment | ||||||||||
No Coverage | 264 (18.4) | 62 (23.5) | 202 (76.5) | 87 (33.0) | 62 (23.5) | 61 (23.1) | 40 (15.2) | 41 (15.5) | 5.3 | 0.15 |
< 50% Coverage | 83 (5.8) | 19 (22.9) | 64 (77.1) | 32 (38.6) | 26 (31.3) | 26 (31.3) | 19 (22.9) | 16 (19.3) | ||
50%-74% Coverage | 300 (20.9) | 62 (20.7) | 238 (79.3) | 116 (38.7) | 83 (27.7) | 72 (24.0) | 50 (16.7) | 61 (20.3) | ||
75%-100% Coverage | 789 (54.9) | 139 (17.6) | 650 (82.4) | 320 (40.6) | 227 (28.8) | 213 (27.0) | 132 (16.7) | 149 (18.9) | ||
Age | ||||||||||
< 35 | 515 (35.7) | 113 (21.9) | 402 (78.1) | 167 (32.4)** | 141 (27.4) | 120 (23.3) | 82 (15.9) | 84 (16.3)* | 7.6 | 0.11 |
35–37 | 402 (27.9) | 82 (20.4) | 320 (79.6) | 160 (39.8)** | 105 (26.1) | 100 (24.9) | 62 (15.4) | 72 (17.9)* | ||
38–40 | 286 (19.8) | 50 (17.5) | 236 (82.5) | 124 (43.4)** | 74 (25.9) | 81 (28.3) | 49 (17.1) | 55 (19.2)* | ||
41–42 | 132 (9.2) | 25 (18.9) | 107 (81.1) | 56 (42.4)** | 47 (35.6) | 37 (28.0) | 22 (16.7) | 26 (19.7)* | ||
> 42 | 107 (7.4) | 12 (11.2) | 95 (88.8) | 48 (44.9)** | 33 (30.8) | 34 (31.8) | 26 (24.3) | 31 (29.0)* | ||
Do you feel your fertility physician understands your cultural background? | ||||||||||
Yes | 1142 (79.4) | 213 (18.8) | 920 (81.2) | 436 (38.5) | 312 (27.5) | 300 (26.5) | 175 (15.5)* | 199 (17.6) | ||
No | 296 (20.6) | 62 (21.1) | 232 (78.9) | 114 (38.8) | 84 (28.6) | 70 (23.8) | 62 (21.1)* | 66 (22.5) | ||