Table 2.

Initial policy of the general practitioner at the first visit for knee complaints

Treatment by GP	Athletes	Non-athletes	OR (95% CI)	p-value
'Passive strategy'			1.64 (1.20 – 2.23)	0.002
Wait and see	24.5%	19.8%
Rest	26.4%	21.1%
Go easy on the knee	42.5%	30.9%
Compresses	10.9%	9.3%
Active strategy			1.20 (0.83 – 1.73)	0.33
Exercises	19.5%	13.9%
Reduce body weight	3.1%	7.5%
Medication			0.84 (0.59 – 1.20)	0.33
Medication	19.5%	28.1%
Injection	-	1.0%
Referrals for diagnostics	13.5%	19.8%	0.98 (0.64 – 1.48)	0.91
Referrals to care givers			1.09 (0.79 – 1.49)	0.61
Therapist	29.5%	23.5%
Medical specialist	10.2%	12.4%

Analyses adjusted for gender, age, BMI, trauma and baseline WOMAC-score.

Significant differences are printed bold.