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Table 1 Characteristics of survey respondents by gender

From: The use of nutritional guidance within chiropractic patient management: a survey of 333 chiropractors from the ACORN practice-based research network

 

Male (n = 201)

Female (n = 132)

Total

 

Age (years)

  < 30

14 (41.2%)

20 (58.8%)

34 (100%)

NS

 31–50

108 (54.0%)

92 (46%)

200 (100%)

NS

  > 50

79 (79.8%)

20 (20.2%)

99 (100%)

P < 0.01

Total

201 (60.4%)

132 (39.6)

333 (100%)

P < 0.01

Educational Institution

 Macquarie University

62 (30.8%)

50 (37.6%)

 

NS

 Murdoch University

10 (5.0%)

15 (11.3%)

 

NS

 RMIT

78 (38.8%)

51 (38.3%)

 

P < 0.01

 New Zealand College of Chiropractic

4 (2%)

0

  

 Other

47 (23.4%)

17 (12.8%)

 

NS

Total

201 (100%)

133 (100%)

 

P < 0.01

Location of Practice

 Urban

158 (78.6)

99 (74.4%)

 

NS

 Rural

39 (19.4%)

31 (23.3%)

 

NS

 Remote

4 (2%)

3 (2.3%)

  

Total

201 (100%)

133 (100%)

 

NS

Type of Practice (not mutually exclusive)

 With other Chiropractor

118 (57.6%)

87 (42.4%)

205

NS

 With Physiotherapist

18 (78.3%)

5 (21.7%)

23

NS

 With General Practitioner

14 (77.8%)

4 (22.2%)

18

NS

 Naturopath

36 (55.4%)

29 (44.6%)

65

NS

 Psychologist

32 (54.2%)

27 (45.8%)

59

NS

 Solo practitioner with no other health professionals

46 (61%)

29 (39%)

75

NS