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Table 2 Socio-demographic, Lifestyle and Health Characteristics among Canadians with CBD by health care provider groups

From: Self-reported use of family physician, chiropractor and physiotherapy services among adult Canadians with chronic back disorders: an observational study

Respondent characteristic

Family physician onlya (%)

Chiropractor anyb (%)

Physiotherapist anyb (%)

Age

 18-34

13.24

19.99

18.50

 35–49

25.31

32.97

32.22

 50–64

34.19

33.96

34.42

 65+

27.26

13.09

14.86

Sex- male

45.12

47.81

44.63

Education

 - less than secondary

22.52

11.53

11.56

 - secondary graduation

16.40

16.96

14.13

 - some post-secondary

7.50

7.52

6.09

 - post-secondary graduation

53.59

63.99

68.21

Income Quintile

 - 1

28.24

12.22

15.48

 - 2

21.84

19.65

19.63

 - 3

18.17

21.65

18.26

 - 4

15.76

22.09

20.00

 - 5

16.00

24.39

26.62

Residence

 - urban/metropolitan

70.81

70.88

77.16

 - strongly influenced MIZ

3.72

3.92

c

 - moderately influenced MIZ

7.57

7.95

c

 - weak/uninfluenced MIZ & territories

17.90

17.26

14.41

Ethnicity

 - caucasian

83.36

87.37

81.69

 - aboriginal

c

c

c

 - other

c

c

c

Marital status

 - Single

15.05

17.01

16.88

 - Married+Common-law

64.63

70.47

68.48

 -Widowed+Seperated+Divorced

20.32

12.52

14.63

Immigration Status- Canada born

76.00

81.29

77.17

immigrant

24.01

18.71

22.83

Smoking Status

 - never smoked

30.91

34.70

33.02

 - former smoker

41.79

44.29

46.03

 - current smoker

27.30

21.01

20.95

BMI

 - underweight/normal

39.05

40.46

42.37

 - overweight

36.68

38.58

37.61

 - obese

24.27

20.96

20.01

No. of co-morbidities

 - none

23.37

34.90

28.71

 - 1-2

47.19

48.98

49.89

 - 3+

29.43

16.13

21.40

Physical Activity

 - inactive

56.88

46.96

48.81

 - moderately active

22.64

27.10

24.18

 - active

20.48

25.94

27.07

HUI Pain/Function

 - no pain or discomfort

55.02

55.41

43.06

 - pain prevents no activities

9.46

10.15

8.94

 - pain prevents a few activities

13.39

16.61

18.52

 - pain prevents some activities

12.69

11.31

16.97

 - pain prevents most activities

9.44

6.52

12.52

Self-rated Stress

 - not at all/not very

29.78

25.72

26.02

 - a bit

40.11

43.77

38.71

 - quite a bit/extremely

30.11

30.51

35.27

Self-Rated Overall Health

 - excellent/very good

38.48

51.15

43.08

 - good

34.46

34.35

34.65

 - fair/poor

27.06

14.50

22.27

  1. Abbreviations: MIZ metropolitan influenced zone; BMI body mass index; HUI health utility index
  2. ause of only family physician services (i.e. no reported use of chiropractor or physiotherapist services)
  3. bany use of family physician, chiropractor and/or physiotherapist services
  4. cunable to report due to Statistics Canada’s confidentiality and vetting requirements