Table 2 Characteristics of patients, providers, and diagnostic groupings across all diagnostic encounters*, overall and stratified by country of practice
Variables | Overall (N = 10,731) | Australia (N = 6123, 57%) | Canada (N = 4608, 43%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Patient variables | |||
Age (Mean, SD) | 43.7 (20.7) | 42.9 (19.7) | 44.8 (22.0) |
Sex (Female; n/N, %) | 6034/10,441 (57.8) | 3411/5996 (56.9) | 2623/4445 (59.0) |
Comorbidity reported (n/N, %) | 3036/10,731 (28.3) | 1647/6123 (26.9) | 1389/4608 (30.1) |
BMI (n/N, %) | |||
Underweight (BMI < 18.5) | 500/10,076 (5.0) | 367/5861 (6.3) | 133/4215 (3.2) |
Normal weight (BMI 18.5—< 25) | 3717/10,076 (36.9) | 2117/5861 (36.1) | 1600/4215 (38.0) |
Overweight (BMI 25—< 30) | 3470/10,076 (34.4) | 1989/5861 (33.9) | 1481/4215 (35.1) |
Obese (BMI ≥ 30) | 2389/10,076 (23.7) | 1388/5861 (23.7) | 1001/4215 (23.7) |
New patient (n/N, %) | 583/8912 (6.5) | 311/4628 (6.7) | 272/4284 (6.3) |
New complaint (n/N, %) | 3017/9039 (33.4) | 1918/5108 (37.5) | 1099/3931 (28.0) |
Work related complaint (n/N, %) | 1956/8856 (22.1) | 1335/5068 (26.3) | 621/3788 (16.4) |
Chiropractor variables | |||
Age (Mean, SD) | 43.7 (10.2) | 42.5 (9.3) | 45.4 (11.1) |
Years in practice (n/N, %) | |||
≤5 years | 1376/10,731 (12.8) | 601/6123 (9.8) | 775/4608 (16.8) |
>5 years | 9355/10,731 (87.2) | 5522/6123 (90.2) | 3833/4608 (83.2) |
Average patient visits per week (Mean, SD) | 97.3 (62.0) | 85.0 (43.1) | 113.8 (77.5) |
Sex (Female; n/N, %) | 3282/10,731 (30.6) | 1757/6123 (28.7) | 1525/4608 (33.1) |
Involved in teaching (n/N, %) | 1506/10,532 (14.3) | 828/6123 (13.5) | 678/4409 (15.4) |
Diagnostic grouping (n/N, %) | |||
Musculoskeletal—Back | 6285/10,731 (58.6) | 3558/6123 (58.1) | 2727/4608 (59.2) |
Musculoskeletal—Neck | 1391/10,731 (13.0) | 682/6123 (11.1) | 709/4608 (15.4) |
Musculoskeletal—Head/Jaw | 293/10,731 (2.7) | 220/6123 (3.6) | 73/4608 (1.6) |
Musculoskeletal—Extremity | 985/10,731 (9.2) | 402/6123 (6.6) | 583/4608 (12.7) |
Musculoskeletal—Non Region-Specific | 1187/10,731 (11.1) | 783/6123 (12.8) | 404/4608 (8.8) |
Non-musculoskeletal problem | 315/10,731 (2.9) | 242/6123 (4.0) | 73/4608 (1.6) |
Health maintenance /Prevention | 275/10,731 (2.6) | 236/6123 (3.9) | 39/4608 (0.8) |