Table 3. Reasons for osteopathic consultation related to visceral region, head region, general concerns, preventive care, and perinatal and paediatric concerns.
| Location or concern | All* (N = 14002) | Female (n = 8739) | Male (n = 3826) | |
| Frequency (%; 95%CI) | Frequency (%; 95%CI) | Frequency (%; 95%CI) | P value† | |
| Visceral | 703 (5.0; 4.7–5.4) | 549 (6.3; 5.8–6.8) | 154 (4.0; 3.4–4.7) | |
| Digestive | 371 (2.7; 2.4–2.9) | 276 (3.2; 2.8–3.6) | 95 (2.5; 2.0–3.0) | 0.040 |
| Pulmonary | 96 (0.7; 0.6–0.8) | 67 (0.8; 0.6–1.0) | 29 (0.8; 0.5–1.1) | 0.959 |
| Urogynecology | 199 (1.4; 1.2–1.6) | 180 (2.1; 1.8–2.4) | 19 (0.5; 0.3–0.8) | <0.001 |
| Other visceral concerns‡ | 37 (0.3; 0.2–0.4) | 26 (0.3; 0.2–0.4) | 11 (0.3; 0.2–0.5) | 0.924 |
| Head | 1269 (9.1; 8.6–9.6) | 972 (11.1; 10.5–11.8) | 297 (7.8; 7.0–8.6) | |
| Migraine | 235 (1.7; 1.5–1.9) | 194 (2.2; 1.9–2.5) | 41 (1.1; 0.8–1.4) | <0.001 |
| Headache | 377 (2.7; 2.4–3.0) | 297 (3.4; 3.0–3.8) | 80 (2.1; 1.7–2.6) | <0.001 |
| Dizziness, vertigo | 153 (1.1; 0.9–1.3) | 110 (1.3; 1.1–1.5) | 43 (1.1; 0.8–1.5) | 0.526 |
| Facial pain | 72 (0.5; 0.4–0.6) | 53 (0.6, 0.5–0.8) | 19 (0.5; 0.3–0.8) | 0.453 |
| Otorhinolaryngeal | 161 (1.2; 1.0–1.4) | 114 (1.3; 1.1–1.6) | 47 (1.2; 0.9–1.6) | 0.727 |
| Orthodontics | 34 (0.2; 0.1–0.3) | 26 (0.3; 0.2–0.4) | 8 (0.2; 0.1–0.4) | 0.380 |
| Temporomandibular joint | 195 (1.4; 1.2–1.6) | 151 (1.7; 1.5–2.0) | 44 (1.2; 0.9–1.5) | 0.016 |
| Commotion or eye-related | 42 (0.3; 0.2–0.4) | 27 (0.3; 0.2–0.4) | 15 (0.4; 0.2–0.6) | 0.458 |
| General concerns | 666 (4.8; 4.4–5.1) | 526 (6.0; 5.5–6.5) | ||
| Fatigue | 233 (1.7; 1.5–1.9) | 184 (2.1; 1.8–2.4) | 49 (1.3; 1.0–1.7) | 0.002 |
| Mood | 58 (0.4; 0.3–0.5) | 42 (0.5; 0.4–0.6) | 16 (0.4; 0.3–0.7) | 0.635 |
| Sleep | 85 (0.6; 0.5–0.7) | 59 (0.7; 0.5–0.9) | 26 (0.7; 0.5–1.0) | 0.978 |
| Chronic pain | 226 (1.6; 1.4–1.8) | 189 (2.2; 1.9–2.5) | 37 (1.0; 0.7–1.3) | <0.001 |
| Other general concerns§ | 64 (0.5; 0.4–0.6) | 52 (0.6; 0.5–0.8) | 12 (0.3; 0.2–0.5) | 0.041 |
| Preventive care | 40 (0.3; 0.2–0.4) | 24 (0.3; 0.2–0.4) | 16 (0.4; 0.2–0.7) | 0.189 |
| Perinatal and paediatric concerns | 1648 (11.8; 11.3–12.3) | 211 (2.4; 2.1–2.7) |
95%CI: 95% confidence interval.
* All includes men, women and children.
†
P-value for differences in frequency of reason for consultation according to patient gender. Statistically significant difference between genders' was defined as p<0.001 using the Bonferroni correction due to multiple comparisons.
‡
Abdominal pain, post-surgical adhesions, skin problems.
§
Hormonal balance, degenerative diseases, homeostasis and vitality, circulatory problems and depression.