Table 1

Socio-demography and health status of patient population


COM
 NT


#
 %
 95% CIa
 #
 %
 95% CIa
Patients
 Number
 241

164

Patient age
 Mean
 55.42
 53.28
Female Patients
 Proportion
 150
 62.24
 55.9–68.6
 126
 76.83
 71–82.7
Education
 Proportion of higher education
20.5
 14.9–26.1
24.7
 16.4–32.9
General healthb
 excellent
 8
 3.45
 1.03–5.86
 4
 2.52
 0.00–5.32

very good
 33
 14.22
 10.19–18.26
 27
 16.98
 11.95–22.01

good
 126
 54.31
 47.95–60.67
 63
 39.62
 33.48–45.76

fair
 53
 22.84
 17.75–27.94
 59
 37.11
 27.06–47.15

poor
 12
 5.17
 2.40–7.94
 6
 3.77
 0.00–8.15
Duration of the main health problemb
 Month (Mean)
47.7
 32.5–63
72.9
 48.5–97.2
Chronic conditionsb
 > 3 month
 116
 48.1
 42.1–54.2
 116
 70.7
 62.8–78.7
Severe conditionsb
77
 34.4
 29.3–39.5
 60
 37.7
 31.3–44.1

a 95% confidence limits

bpatient rated

Mermod et al. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2008 8:33   doi:10.1186/1472-6882-8-33