Table 4 |
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|
Health service utilization of the study sample within 6 months |
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| During the last 6 months |
Gender |
At least one (%) |
Mean |
SD |
|
|
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| GP visits ** |
Male |
76.7 |
4.08 |
6.29 |
| Female |
86.4 |
5.61 |
8.26 |
|
| Visits to Orthopedic surgeon |
Male |
56.8 |
1.68 |
3.17 |
| Female |
58.8 |
1.88 |
3.77 |
|
| Physiotherapy* |
Male |
51.3 |
5.66 |
11.52 |
| Female |
60.5 |
7.26 |
12.08 |
|
| X-rays of joint |
Male |
49.1 |
0.78 |
3.82 |
| Female |
52.5 |
0.98 |
4.15 |
|
| Intraarticular injections** |
Male |
34.3 |
1.20 |
4.38 |
| Female |
30.6 |
0.89 |
4.08 |
|
| Acupuncture* |
Male |
26.8 |
0.68 |
2.69 |
| Female |
27.9 |
1.22 |
4.53 |
|
| Visits to Healers |
Male |
22.5 |
0.21 |
1.31 |
| Female |
23.5 |
0.33 |
3.21 |
|
|
* p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01 in adjusted ANCOVA (age, disease duration, comorbidities) | ||||
Rosemann et al. Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research 2007 2:12 doi:10.1186/1749-799X-2-12 |
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