Table 1: Characteristics of a Sample of Patients with Muscu-loskeletal Disorders from North Carolina in 2001 Seeing Specialists and Non-Specialists

Specialists % or Mean (sd) n=1,344 Non-Specialists % or Mean (sd) n=724
Types of CAM Use
Ever used CAM 90 84
Therapist 36 35
Diet 16 10
Vitamin 30 18
Supplement 38 26
Rub 63 60
Body Treatment 36 24
Movement 30 23
Spirit 50 38
Mind-Body 37 25
Medical Skepticism 2.79 (0.71) 3.01 (0.72)
Demographics
Sex (% Male) 20 23
Education (% College or more) 50 46
Education (% Missing) 3 2
Age 58 (13) 54 (15)
Race and Ethnicity
(% Non-Hispanic African 14 19
American (NHAA))
Race and Ethnicity (% Other and multiple races) 3 4
Race and Ethnicity (% Missing) 5 1
Employment (% Unemployed) 26 23
Employment (% Missing) 5 3
Marital Status (% Unmarried) 33 39
Marital Status (% Missing) 2 1
General Health Status (% Good and excellent health) 51 57
Number of Comorbidities 1.1 (1.9) 2.9 (1.9)

SD=Standard Deviation.