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. 2012 Jul 18;12:98. doi: 10.1186/1472-6882-12-98

Table 3.

Back pain status and consultations with conventional health care providers by CAM user status (consulted with a CAM practitioner or not)

Consultations
 Did not have back pain
 Had back pain – rarely
 Had back pain – sometimes
 Had back pain – often
 
 CAM non-user
 CAM user
 CAM non-user
 CAM user
 CAM non-user
 CAM user
 CAM non-user
 CAM user
 
 (n = 1,682)
 (n = 758)
 (n = 1,419)
 (n = 842)
 (n = 1,950)
 (n = 1,774)
 (n = 970)
 (n = 1,070)
  % % % % % % % %
GP1
 0
 10
 7
 7
 7
 6
 5
 2
 3
 
 1-2
 42
 35
 40
 40
 35
 33
 20
 19
 
 3-4
 28
 32
 30
 30
 30
 31
 29
 27
 
 5+
 19
 26
 23
 23
 29
 31
 49
 51
Specialist Doctor1
 0
 61
 55
 59
 55
 54
 50
 45
 39
 
 1-2
 28
 31
 29
 33
 31
 34
 32
 35
 
 3+
 11
 14
 12
 12
 15
 16
 23
 26
Hospital Doctor
 no
 87
 84
 85
 84
 82
 80
 73
 75
 
 yes
 13
 16
 15
 16
 18
 20
 27
 25
Physiotherapist1 2 3 4
 no
 89
 80
 86
 80
 82
 73
 72
 62
  yes 11 20 14 20 18 27 28 38

1 statistically significant association for women who did not have back pain (p <.005).

2 statistically significant association for women who had back pain, rarely (p <.005).

3 statistically significant association for women who had back pain, sometimes (p <.005).

4 statistically significant association for women who had back pain, often (p <.005).

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