Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the two study populations stratified by sex. Values are number (N) and percentage (%)
From: Social inequity in chiropractic utilisation – a cross-sectional study in Denmark, 2010 and 2017
Female | Male | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
2010 | 2017 | 2010 | 2017 | |
Age group | ||||
30–44 years | 21,625 (28.3%) | 17,809 (22.8%) | 16,933 (25.6%) | 13,760 (20.4%) |
45–64 years | 34,713 (45.4%) | 34,445 (44.1%) | 30,930 (46.8%) | 29,539 (43.8%) |
65–74 years | 12,911 (16.9%) | 16,392 (21.0%) | 12,235 (18.5%) | 15,669 (23.2%) |
≥ 75 years | 7,186 (9.4%) | 9,499 (12.2%) | 6,000 (9.1%) | 8,453 (12.5%) |
Education | ||||
Elementary (≤ 9 years) | 21,153 (27.7%) | 17,623 (22.6%) | 15,378 (23.3%) | 13,822 (20.5%) |
Short (10–12 years) | 29,934 (39.2%) | 30,900 (39.5%) | 31,580 (47.8%) | 32,060 (47.6%) |
Medium/long (≥ 13 years) | 25,348 (33.2%) | 29,622 (37.9%) | 19,140 (29.0%) | 21,539 (32.0%) |
Employment | ||||
Retirement | 20,037 (26.2%) | 25,231 (32.3%) | 16,948 (25.6%) | 21,899 (32.5%) |
Early retirement | 4,161 (5.4%) | 2,209 (2.8%) | 3,427 (5.2%) | 1,336 (2.0%) |
Disability pension | 3,914 (5.1%) | 3,286 (4.2%) | 2,376 (3.6%) | 1,980 (2.9%) |
Unemployment | 3,888 (5.1%) | 5,277 (6.8%) | 2,957 (4.5%) | 2,958 (4.4%) |
Employment | 44,435 (58.1%) | 42,142 (53.9%) | 40,390 (61.1%) | 39,248 (58.2%) |
Income | ||||
Low | 15,219 (19.9%) | 15,724 (20.1%) | 11,224 (17.0%) | 11,131 (16.5%) |
Low-medium | 19,078 (25.0%) | 20,024 (25.6%) | 15,757 (23.8%) | 16,311 (24.2%) |
Medium–high | 20,602 (27.0%) | 21,189 (27.1%) | 18,688 (28.3%) | 19,212 (28.5%) |
High | 21,536 (28.2%) | 21,208 (27.1%) | 20,429 (30.9%) | 20,767 (30.8%) |
Poor self-rated physical health | ||||
No | 63,715 (83.4%) | 63,471 (81.2%) | 56,854 (86.0%) | 56,564 (83.9%) |
Yes | 12,720 (16.6%) | 14,674 (18.8%) | 9,244 (14.0%) | 10,857 (16.1%) |
Activity limitations | ||||
No | 68,169 (89.2%) | 68,658 (87.9%) | 61,142 (92.5%) | 61,466 (91.2%) |
Yes | 8,266 (10.8%) | 9,487 (12.1%) | 4,956 (7.5%) | 5,955 (8.8%) |
Musculoskeletal pain | ||||
No | 53,997 (70.6%) | 52,342 (67.0%) | 51,716 (78.2%) | 50,236 (74.5%) |
Yes | 22,438 (29.4%) | 25,803 (33.0%) | 14,382 (21.8%) | 17,185 (25.5%) |
Number of musculoskeletal conditions | ||||
0 | 47,141 (61.7%) | 44,319 (56.7%) | 43,274 (65.5%) | 41,579 (61.7%) |
1 | 21,832 (28.6%) | 24,605 (31.5%) | 17,460 (26.4%) | 19,160 (28.4%) |
≥ 2 | 7,462 (9.8%) | 9,221 (11.8%) | 5,364 (8,1%) | 6,682 (9.9%) |
Number of chronic diseasesa | ||||
0 | 19,020 (24.9%) | 16,424 (21.0%) | 20,737 (31.4%) | 17,450 (25.9%) |
1 | 18,125 (23.7%) | 17,372 (22.2%) | 15,675 (23.7%) | 15,226 (22.6%) |
2 | 13,978 (18.3%) | 14,173 (18.1%) | 10,212 (15.5%) | 10,797 (16.0%) |
3 | 9,927 (13.0%) | 10,877 (13.9%) | 7,450 (11.3%) | 8,419 (12.5%) |
≥ 4 | 15,385 (20.1%) | 19,299 (24.7%) | 12,024 (18.2%) | 15,529 (23.0%) |