Table 3. Independent Predictors of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) Use Among Baby Boomers and the Silent Generation

Predictors of CAM Use	Univariate Analyses		Multivariate Model^*
Predictors of CAM Use	OR	95% CI	AOR	95% CI
Generation
Silent generation	Reference		Reference
Baby Boomer	1.32	1.20–1.45	1.30	1.17–1.44
Sex
Male	Reference		Reference
Female	1.46	1.35–1.58	1.52	1.40–1.65
Education attainment
High school or less	Reference		Reference
Some college or technical school	2.16	1.95–2.40	2.01	1.79–2.25
College or more advanced	2.59	2.33–2.88	2.69	2.40–3.02
Race/ethnicity
Non-Hispanic white	Reference		Reference
Hispanic	0.45	0.39–0.52	0.52	0.44–0.60
Non-Hispanic black	0.45	0.39–0.52	0.51	0.44–0.60
Asian	0.75	0.56–1.01	0.68	0.49–0.93
Census region
Northeast	Reference		Reference
Midwest	1.21	1.05–1.39	1.16	1.01–1.34
South	0.85	0.74–0.98	0.89	0.78–1.02
West	1.51	1.32–1.72	1.48	1.28–1.70
Chronic disease
No chronic disease	Reference		Reference
Have chronic diseases	0.99	0.91–1.09	1.04	0.94–1.15
Painful condition
No painful condition	Reference		Reference
Have painful conditions	2.19	1.97–2.43	2.26	2.03–2.52