Table 4.
Number of encounters with patients with undiagnosed degenerative cervical myelopathy per year as a function of osteopath age.
| Number of encounters | Osteopath age and responses | |||
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<35 years (n=82), n (%) | 35-44 years (n=126), n (%) | 45-54 years (n=151), n (%) | 55+ years (n=188), n (%) |
| 0 | 36 (43.9) | 41 (32.5) | 51 (33.8) | 42 (22.3) |
| 1-5 | 40 (48.8) | 68 (54) | 84 (55.6) | 114 (60.6) |
| 6-10 | 5 (6.1) | 12 (9.5) | 12 (7.9) | 18 (9.6) |
| 11-15 | 0 (0) | 5 (4) | 3 (2) | 8 (4.3) |
| 16+ | 1 (1.2) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.7) | 6 (3.2) |