Research Article
Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine among People with Type 2 Diabetes in Taiwan: A Cross-Sectional Survey
Table 2
Demographic characteristics of the overall sample (
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| Sample characteristics | Percent |
| Gender | | Male | 44.2 | Female | 55.8 |
| Age (years) | | 18–44 | 12.3 | 45–54 | 29.1 | 55–64 | 31.6 | 65 | 27.0 |
| Race | | Fujan | 63.8 | China | 22.7 | Haka | 11.0 | Aboriginal | 7.5 |
| Highest education | | High school graduate | 46.9 | High school graduate | 53.1 |
| House income | | US$ 10,000 (NT$330,000) | 19.0 | US$ 10,001–30,000 (NT$330,001–990,000) | 51.5 | US$ 30,001 (NT$990,001) | 24.0 | Unknown | 5.5 |
| Duration of diagnosis (years) | | 1–5 | 48.5 | 6–10 | 30.4 | 10 | 21.1 |
| Diabetes treatment | | Oral agent | 85.6 | Insulin | 9.8 | Both | 4.6 |
| Clinic visit frequency | | Monthly | 81.3 | Monthly | 18.7 |
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