Table 3: Adjusted† Odds Ratios on the Effects of Medical Skepticism on Ever Use of any Type of CAM in Patients with Musculoskeletal Disorders

Specialist OR (95% CI) Non-Specialist OR (95% CI)
Medical Skepticism 1.22 (0.91 - 1.62) 1.30 (0.96 - 1.76)
Sex (Male) 0.61 (0.39 - 0.95)* 0.77 (0.48 - 1.24)
Education (College or more) 1.29 (0.87 - 1.90) 1.13 (0.72 - 1.77)
Age 0.99 (0.97 - 1.00) 1.00 (0.98 - 1.01)
Race and Ethnicity (Non- Hispanic African American (NHAA)) 1.22 (0.68 - 2.18) 1.27 (0.69 - 2.33)
Race and Ethnicity (Other and multiple races) 0.72 (0.22 - 2.32) 2.41 (0.54 - 10.80)
Employment (Unem- ployed) 1.05 (0.66 - 1.67) 1.29 (0.75 - 2.22)
Marital Status (Unmarried) 0.71 (0.46 - 1.09) 0.86 (0.55 - 1.36)
General Health Status
(Good and excellent health) 0.60 (0.40 - 0.90)* 1.12 (0.68 - 1.86)
Number of Comorbidities 0.96 (0.83 - 1.11) 1.12 (0.98 - 1.28)

† For site-level (13 sites in specialist and 11 in non-specialist) fixed-effects logistic regression model adjusting for the other variables listed in the tables. There were 1,313 observations in the specialist group and 710 in the non-specialist group. The dummy variable adjustment was used for missings on education, race and ethnicity, employment and marital status. The odds ratios on those variables are not shown here.
* Statistically significant at the 5 percent level.
** Statistically significant at the 1 percent level. OR = Odds Ratio. CI = Confidence Interval.