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Table 3 Significant gender differences in management decisions for scenario 1 (a patient with non-specific low-back pain has not improved at all after 4–6 treatments)

From: How do chiropractors manage clinical risk? A questionnaire study

Management choice

Males mean (SD)

Females mean (SD)

P value

“I would send the patient for a second opinion to another healthcare professional but keep on monitoring their condition”

3.01 (.73)

3.24 (.74)

0.003

“I would send the patient for diagnostic imaging”

3.02 (.70)

3.24 (.66)

0.003