Table 1.

Reasons for Use in Patients Reporting the Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicines (n = 109)

Illness CategoryPatients (%)
Digestive47.2
No illness23.1
Nervous17.6
Immune16.7
Circulatory11.1
Endocrine11.1
Reproductive9.3
Skeletal7.4
Urinary3.7
Muscular2.8
Cardiovascular0.9
Other1.9