From: Help-seeking behaviour among people living with chronic hip or knee pain in the community
 | GP* | AHP* | Alt ther* | Combinations* |
---|---|---|---|---|
 | OR (95% CI)†| OR (95% CI)†| OR (95% CI)†| OR (95% CI)†|
Age | 1.02 (1.00-1.03) | 1.01 (0.98-1.05) | 0.98 (0.96-1.01) | 1.01 (1.00-1.03) |
Man | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Woman | 1.28 (0.95-1.72) | 1.10 (0.55-2.18) | 2.44 (1.19-5.02) | 1.20 (0.83-1.74) |
Normal weight (BMI < 25 kg/m 2 ) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Overweight (BMI 25-29.99 kg/m 2 ) | 1.66 (1.11-2.48) | 1.27 (0.52-3.10) | 2.24 (1.01-4.95) | 1.51 (0.93-2.43) |
Obese (BMI ≥ 30 kg/m 2 ) | 2.47 (1.63-3.74) | 1.01 (0.35-2.91) | 1.38 (0.54-3.49) | 1.69 (1.01-2.84) |
Lowest quintile of deprivation | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Highest quintile of deprivation | 1.43 (0.93-2.20) | 0.84 (0.28-2.54) | 0.40 (0.13-1.84) | 1.26 (0.75-2.12) |
Living in rural areas | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Living in urban areas | 1.78 (1.11-2.88) | 1.37 (0.47-3.96) | 0.72 (0.32-1.62) | 1.08 (0.64-1.82) |
Pain in both hips and knees | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Pain in hips only | 0.52 (0.31-0.87) | 0.54 (0.16-1.86) | 1.73 (0.76-3.93) | 0.60 (0.32-1.13) |
Pain in knees only | 0.57 (0.41-0.80) | 0.57 (0.26-1.26) | 1.11 (0.55-2.24) | 0.65 (0.43-0.99) |
Pain severity | 1.44 (1.32-1.58) | 1.32 (1.09-1.61) | 0.78 (0.61-1.01) | 1.51 (1.36-1.68) |
Not anxious/depressed | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Anxious/depressed | 1.61 (1.20-2.17) | 1.84 (0.93-3.65) | 0.84 (0.43-1.65) | 1.53 (1.05-2.20) |
No mobility problems | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Mobility problems | 3.83 (2.72-5.39) | 4.72 (1.92-11.62) | 0.69 (0.37-1.29) | 3.87 (2.49-6.01) |
0-1 other health problems | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
2 health problem areas | 1.74 (1.08-2.81) | 1.33 (0.41-4.35) | 2.53 (1.00-6.36) | 2.17 (1.14-4.11) |
3 health problem areas | 1.93 (1.21-3.08) | 1.06 (0.31-3.58) | 1.38 (0.50-3.77) | 1.90 (1.00-3.62) |
4 or more health problem areas | 1.76 (1.10-2.83) | 2.27 (0.77-6.68) | 1.47 (0.54-4.03) | 2.60 (1.40-4.85) |