Demography of children by use of complementary treatment (CT) during the acute illness
| CT users (n = 44) | Non-CT users (n = 207) | p Value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years)2-150 | 2.1 (0.9 to 5.2) | 1.8 (0.6 to 4.2) | 0.22 |
| Sex (% boys) | 57 | 49 | 0.31 |
| Ethnicity (%) | 0.13 | ||
| European | 36 | 45 | |
| Maori | 14 | 20 | |
| Pacific | 43 | 26 | |
| Other | 7 | 9 | |
| Diagnosis (% of total) | |||
| Asthma | 16 | 23 | 0.29 |
| Pneumonia | 23 | 13 | |
| Bronchiolitis | 4 | 10 | |
| Gastroenteritis | 9 | 13 | |
| Fever | 48 | 41 | 0.29 |
| Referred from primary | |||
| health care (%) | 50 | 50 | 0.97 |
↵2-150 Median (interquartile range).