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Table 3 COAST patient comorbidity by ICPC chapter

From: Who consults chiropractors in Victoria, Australia?: Reasons for attending, general health and lifestyle habits of chiropractic patients

ICPC Chaptera

Number (n = 968)

% of patients (n = 767)b,c,d

95 % confidence interval

[missing or no comorbidity]

[2520]

  

Musculoskeletal

204

27

(22,33)

Circulatory

187

24

(19,31)

Endocrine & metabolic

186

24

(20,29)

Respiratory

90

12

(9,16)

Psychological

84

11

(7,16)

Digestive

59

8

(6,10)

Neurological

52

7

(4,11)

General & unspecified

20

3

(2,4)

Skin

17

2

(1,4)

Blood

16

2

(1,4)

Male or female genital system

14

2

(1,3)

Ear

12

2

(1,3)

Pregnancy & family planning

10

1

(1,3)

Urology

9

1

(1,2)

Eye

8

1

(1,2)

  1. aExcludes cases of repeat ICPC chapter
  2. bTotal number of patients for this analysis
  3. cMissing values not used in percentage calculations
  4. dPatients could have up to 3 comorbidities per encounter