Table 3: Statistical evaluation of the patients with and without CAM usage.
| CAM Usage | p | |||||||
| Used | Not used | Total | ||||||
| n | % | n | % | n | % | |||
| Years | 20-34 | 1 | 8.3 | 5 | 5.6 | 6 | 5.9 | 0.470 |
| 35-49 | 2 | 16.7 | 24 | 26.7 | 26 | 25.5 | ||
| 50-64 | 8 | 66.7 | 41 | 45.6 | 49 | 48.0 | ||
| 65 and older | 1 | 8.3 | 20 | 22.2 | 21 | 20.6 | ||
| Gender | Female | 8 | 66.7 | 45 | 50.0 | 53 | 52.0 | 0.278 |
| Male | 4 | 33.3 | 45 | 50.0 | 49 | 48.0 | ||
| Education levels | Non-literate | 0 | 0 | 11 | 12.2 | 11 | 10.8 | 0.473 |
| First school | 8 | 66.7 | 43 | 47.8 | 51 | 50.0 | ||
| High school | 3 | 25.0 | 23 | 25.6 | 26 | 25.5 | ||
| License and postgraduate | 1 | 8.3 | 13 | 14.4 | 14 | 13.7 | ||
| Marital status | Married | 8 | 66.7 | 79 | 87.8 | 87 | 85.3 | 0.052 |
| Single | 4 | 33.3 | 11 | 12.2 | 15 | 14.7 | ||
| Income levels | Equivalent to income | 10 | 83.3 | 48 | 53.3 | 58 | 56.9 | 0.134 |
| Expense high income | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6.7 | 6 | 5.9 | ||
| Low income | 2 | 16.6 | 36 | 40.0 | 38 | 37.3 | ||
| Tinnitus duration | Less than one year | 7 | 58.3 | 37 | 41.1 | 44 | 43.1 | 0.258 |
| More than one year | 5 | 41.7 | 53 | 58.9 | 58 | 56.9 | ||
| Medication for tinnitus during CAM usage | Yes | 3 | 25.0 | 19 | 21.1 | 22 | 21.6 | 0.758 |
| No | 9 | 75.0 | 71 | 78.9 | 80 | 78.4 | ||