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. 2011 Jan 19;12:21. doi: 10.1186/1471-2474-12-21

Table 3.

Co-morbidities in patients with musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) in three types of primary care practice (N = 1,692)

Type of primary care practice
Co-morbidities present at the medical visit Conventional Medicine Mixed Homeopathic
N = 366 N = 778 N = 548
At least one MSD co-morbidity (%) 13.8 13.1 15.7

At least one other co-morbidity (%) 72.7 73.3 74.4

 Cardiovascular or respiratory conditions 29.9 31.6 28.1

 Anxiety or depressive disorders 14.5 12.5 14.6

 Sleeping disorders 4.3 3.5 4.6

 Digestive disorders 8.0 6.7 8.1