Table 2.
Disability severity (based on the Health Assessment Questionnaire – Disability Index) and education level of COPCORD patients utilizing health care for back pain
| CM | AHP | CAM | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disability | |||
| Mild | 226 | 57 | 51 |
| % | 15.7 | 12.2 | 23 |
| Moderate | 197 | 59 | 26 |
| % | 13.7 | 12.6 | 11.7 |
| Severe | 1012 | 351 | 145 |
| % | 70.6 | 75.2 | 65.3 |
| Subtotal | 1695 | 533 | 235 |
| Education | |||
| No high school | 251 | 149 | 64 |
| % | 28.9 | 28 | 27.5 |
| Some high school | 320 | 190 | 81 |
| % | 36.9 | 35.6 | 34.8 |
| High school diploma | 169 | 126 | 57 |
| % | 19.5 | 23.6 | 24.4 |
| College or higher | 128 | 68 | 31 |
| % | 14.7 | 12.8 | 13.3 |
| Subtotal | 868 | 533 | 233 |
CM Conventional medicine, AHP Allied health professionals, CAM Complementary and alternative medicine