Table 1.
Variable | Participants n (%) |
---|---|
Intervention | |
Chiropractic team | 20 (57%) |
Pain team | 12 (34%) |
Both | 3 (9%) |
Sex | |
Female | 19 (54%) |
Male | 16 (46%) |
Age | |
18-40 | 6 (17%) |
41-60 | 21 (60%) |
>60 | 8 (23%) |
Race | |
Black | 29 (83%) |
White | 6 (17%) |
BMI | |
<30 | 17 (49%) |
≥30 | 18 (51%) |
Insurance | |
Public* | 25 (71%) |
Private | 6 (17%) |
uninsured | 4 (11%) |
Other pain diagnosis | 14 (40%) |
Diabetes mellitus | 4 (11%) |
Hypertension | 22 (63%) |
Mental health diagnosis | 13 (37%) |
Chronic opioid prescription | 2 (6%) |
Public insurance includes Medicare (n = 5), Medicaid (n = 5) and Gateway to Better Health (Gateway, n = 15), a federally-funded temporary health care program for residents of St. Louis. Gateway’s service coverage and copayments are similar to Medicaid.