Who uses Australian chiropractic services?

Table 3 Health service use in last 12 months of users of chiropractic compared to non-users

	Non-chiropractic user		Chiropractic user
	(N = 6385)¹		(N = 1134)¹		Unadjusted		Adjusted²
	Number	%	Number	%	OR (95% CI)³	P	OR (95% CI)³	P
12 or more visits to GP ⁴	597	9	85	8	0.78 (0.61 - 0.99)	0.04	0.82 (0.65 - 1.04)	0.11
One or more visits to traditional ⁵	4510	71	808	71	1.00 (0.90 - 1.10)	0.98	1.03 (0.92 - 1.14)	0.64
One or more visits to complementary ⁶	974	15	351	31	2.53 (2.24 - 2.86)	<0.001	2.51 (2.22 - 2.84)	<0.001
One or more visits to physiotherapist	1276	20	246	23	1.19 (1.02 - 1.37)	0.03	1.20 (1.03 - 1.39)	0.02

1. Denominators may vary due to missing data.
2. Adjusted for age, gender, general practice location and health rate.
3. Odds ratios (OR), 95% confidence (CI) intervals and P values using logistic regression using generalised estimating equations with robust standard errors.
4. GP general practitioner.
5. Traditional includes: hospital doctor; specialist doctor; physiotherapist; psychologist; counsellor; psychiatrist; nurse; social worker; alcohol and drug worker; family therapist.
6. Complementary includes: naturopath; homeopath; acupuncturist; other natural therapist.

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