Table 1 Characteristics of 1844 patients with initial visits presenting to Balgrist University Hospital chiropractic polyclinic in 2019
Characteristic | N | % | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|---|
Gender (n = 1844; no missing data) | |||
Female | 965 | 52.3 | 50.0–54.6 |
Male | 879 | 47.7 | 45.4–50.0 |
Age (years) (n = 1844; no missing data) | |||
≤ 19 | 61 | 3.3 | 2.6–4.2 |
20–29 | 211 | 11.4 | 10.1–13.0 |
30–39 | 349 | 18.9 | 17.2–20.8 |
40–49 | 395 | 21.4 | 19.6–23.4 |
50–59 | 386 | 20.9 | 19.1–22.8 |
60–69 | 225 | 12.2 | 10.8–13.8 |
70–79 | 167 | 9.1 | 7.8–10.5 |
≥ 80 | 50 | 2.7 | 2.1–3.6 |
Work status [n = 1489; missing data = 355 (19.2%)] | |||
Employed | 1216 | 81.7 | 79.6–83.5 |
Self-employed | 12 | 0.8 | 0.5–1.4 |
Student/trainee | 75 | 5.0 | 4.0–6.3 |
Homemaker | 36 | 2.4 | 1.8–3.3 |
Retired | 100 | 6.7 | 5.6–8.1 |
Unemployed | 25 | 1.7 | 1.1–2.5 |
Disability pensioner or applicant | 25 | 1.7 | 1.1–2.5 |
Civil status [n = 759; missing data = 1085 (58.8%)] | |||
Married | 462 | 60.9 | 57.4–64.3 |
Single | 210 | 27.7 | 24.6–31.0 |
Divorced | 54 | 7.1 | 5.5–9.2 |
Widowed | 16 | 2.1 | 1.3–3.4 |
Common law | 10 | 1.3 | 0.7–2.4 |
Separated | 7 | 0.9 | 0.4–1.9 |
Insurance status [n = 1652; missing data = 192 (10.4%)] | |||
General | 1205 | 72.9 | 70.7–75.0 |
Semi-private | 271 | 16.4 | 14.7–18.3 |
Private | 176 | 10.7 | 9.3–12.2 |