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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 2014 Sep 16;37(8):542–551. doi: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2014.08.003

Table 4.

Adjusted Odds Ratios (AORs) of chiropractic effect on decline in function and health

Adjusted Odds Ratios (AORs) ADL Lifting Reaching Stooping Walking Self-Rated Health Worse Comparative Health
Not adjusted for potential selection bias 0.78 0.75 0.90 0.82 0.80 0.81 0.74
  p-value <.0001 <.0001 0.05 0.0001 <.0001 <.0001 <.0001
Adjusted for potential selection bias 0.77 0.76 0.88 0.82 0.81 0.80 0.75
  p-value <.0001 <.0001 0.03 0.0002 <.0001 <.0001 <.0001

Note: Modeling ‘Decline’ relative to ‘No Decline’ on functional and self-rated health outcomes, and ‘Worse Comparative Health’ relative to ‘Same’ or ‘Better’.