Table 4 Characteristics of chiropractic patients (130 studies)
Sex | ||
Patient population | Percent female (median, IQR) | Number of reporting studies |
Regional/national population | 57.0% (53.2-60.0) | 45 |
Older adultsa | 60.1% (56.0-66.9) | 7 |
Serving military and veterans | 12.0% (6.0-12.0) | 3 |
Pediatric populationb | 47.0% (43.0-50.0) | 7 |
Individuals with cancer | - | 0 |
Individuals with chronic pain | - | 0 |
Individuals with back problems | 49.0% (45.0-52.0) | 12 |
Age | ||
Patient population | Age in years (median, IQR) | Number of reporting studies |
Regional/national | 43.4 (39.6-48.0) | 18 |
Older adultsa | 76.0 (72.9-79.2) | 3 |
Serving military and veterans | 55.0 (54.8-65.0) | 3 |
Pediatric populationb | 7.6 (7.5-10.1) | 5 |
Individuals with cancer | - | 0 |
Individuals with chronic pain | - | 0 |
Individuals with back problems | 43.0 (41.5-43.8) | 8 |
Employment (general population) | ||
Employment type | Percent (median, IQR) | Number of reporting studies |
Employed (general) | 77.3% (70.3-85.0) | 11 |
Full-time employment | 55.8% (44.5-59.0) | 10 |
Self-employed | 14.1% (4.6-14.9) | 7 |
Part-time employment | 11.0% (8.6-16.9) | 10 |
Home duties | 10.9% (6.4-13.8) | 14 |
Retired | 10.7% (7.5-16.0) | 15 |
Student | 4.0% (2.6-10.6) | 15 |
Unemployed | 9.0% (2.4-16.5) | 22 |
Unable to work/disabled | 1.4% (1.4-3.0) | 5 |