Table 2 Descriptive data from chiropractors in primary care practice in Denmark, n = 355
Women | Men | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
Gender n (%) | 207 (58,3) | 148 (41,7) | 355 (100) |
Age group in years n (%) | |||
- 21–30 | 36 (17,4) | 18 (12,2) | 54 (15,2) |
- 31–40 | 54 (26,1) | 38 (25,7) | 92 (25,9) |
- 41–50 | 64 (30,9) | 39 (26,4) | 103 (29,0) |
- 51–60 | 44 (21,3) | 35 (23,6) | 79 (22,3) |
- 61–70 | 9 (4,3) | 17 (11,5) | 26 (7,3) |
- >70 | 0 (0) | 1 (0,6) | 1 (0,3) |
Years since graduation n (%) | |||
- 0–5 | 47 (22,7) | 29 (19,6) | 76 (21,4) |
- 6–10 | 33 (15,9) | 21 (14,2) | 54 (15,2) |
- 11–15 | 37 (17,9) | 20 (13,5) | 57 (16,0) |
- 16–20 | 14 (6,8) | 10 (6,8) | 24 (6,8) |
- >21 | 76 (36,7) | 68 (45,9) | 144 (40,6) |
Employment (more than one answer possible n (%) | |||
- Owner of a clinic | 118 (57,0) | 102 (68,9) | 220 (62,0) |
- Associate | 86 (41,5) | 44 (29,7) | 130 (36,6) |
- Internship | 14 (6,8) | 8 (5,4) | 22 (6,2) |
- Teacher | 9 (4,3) | 11 (7,4) | 20 (5,6) |
- Researcher | 4 (1,9) | 4 (2,7) | 8 (2,3) |
- Employed in the public sector | 8 (3,9) | 5 (3,4) | 13 (3,7) |
- Employed in health care insurance | 14 (6,8) | 10 (6,8) | 24 (6,8) |
- Other | 9 (4,3) | 11 (7,4) | 20 (5,6) |
Region n (%) | |||
- North Denmark | 19 (9,3) | 9 (6,1) | 28 (7,9) |
- Central Denmark | 49 (23,9) | 33 (22,3) | 82 (23,2) |
- Southern Denmark | 55 (26,8) | 44 (29,7) | 99 (28,1) |
- Zealand | 31 (15,1) | 19 (12,8) | 50 (14,2) |
- Capital | 51 (24,9) | 43 (29,1) | 94 (26,6) |
Missing | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Country of graduation n (%) | |||
- Denmark | 119 (57,5) | 73 (49,3) | 192 (54,1) |
- United Kingdom | 41 (19,8) | 31 (21,0) | 72 (20,3) |
- USA | 44 (21,3) | 41 (27,7) | 85 (23,9) |
- Canada | 3 (1,4) | 3 (2,0) | 6 (1,7) |
- Other country | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
Missing | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Self-reported hypermobility n (%) | |||
- Yes | 44 (21,3) | 3 (2,0)* | 47 (13,3) |
- No | 160 (77,3) | 142 (96,6) | 302 (85,3) |
- Don’t know | 3 (1,4) | 2 (1,4) | 5 (1,4) |
Missing | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Hours with patient contact and treatment in primary practice pr. week. n (%)* | |||
- ≤10 | 6 (2,9) | 2 (1,3) | 8 (2,3) |
- 11–20 | 16 (7,8) | 5 (3,4) | 21 (6,0) |
- 21–25 | 30 (14,6) | 11 (7,5) | 41 (11,6) |
- 26–30 | 60 (29,3) | 31 (21,1) | 91 (25,9) |
- 31–35 | 67 (32,7) | 62 (42,2) | 129 (36,6) |
- 36–40 | 20 (9,8) | 26 (17,7) | 46 (13,1) |
- >40 | 6 (2,9) | 10 (6,8) | 16 (4,5) |
Missing | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Follow-up consultations at 1 h if only follow-ups. N (%) | |||
- <2 | 14 (6,9) | 9 (6,1)* | 23 (6,5) |
- 2–4 | 96 (47,0) | 49 (33,3) | 145 (41,3) |
- 5–6 | 88 (43,1) | 72 (49,0) | 160 (45,6) |
- 7–8 | 4 (2,0) | 11 (7,5) | 15 (4,3) |
- >8 | 2 (1,0) | 6 (4,1) | 8 (2,3) |
Missing | 3 | 1 | 4 |
New patients incl. Patients with relapse over one year at an average per day n (%) | |||
- 0–1 | 32 (15,7) | 13 (8,9) | 45 (12,8) |
- 2–4 | 150 (73,5) | 119 (81,5) | 269 (76,9) |
- 5–7 | 20 (9,8) | 10 (6,9) | 30 (8,6) |
- >7 | 2 (1,0) | 4 (2,7) | 6 (1,7) |
Missing | 3 | 2 | 5 |