Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of patients consulting for a MSD in primary care (N = 1692)
Type of primary care provider | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Conventional medicine | Mixed | Homeopathic | |
N = 366 | N = 778 | N = 548 | |
Sex (% Females) | 59.0 | 64.2 | 76.9* |
Age categories | |||
18-39 | 21.7 | 19.6 | 13.9* |
40-59 | 35.8 | 39.2 | 37.3* |
60 and over | 42.4 | 41.2 | 48.8* |
Employment status | |||
(%) Employed | 47.5 | 44.9 | 42.7 |
Unemployed | 2.6 | 4.3 | 2.0 |
Home maker | 2.9 | 5.1 | 3.2 |
Student | 2.4 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
Retired | 44.6 | 44.1 | 50.5 |
Educational level | |||
(%) Secondary school or more | 39.4 | 35.4 | 45.9* |
Familial status (%) | |||
Living with a spouse | 66.7 | 67.7 | 68.8 |
Living with children | 36.8 | 40.3 | 36.4 |
Body Mass Index | |||
<25 | 46.3 | 48.8 | 59.1* |
25-30 | 36.9 | 32.8 | 31.1* |
30 and over | 16.8 | 18.5 | 9.6* |
Tobacco consumption | |||
(%) Non smoker | 48.1 | 55.5 | 62.1* |
Past smoker | 25.7 | 24.1 | 23.1* |
Current smoker | 26.2 | 20.4 | 14.7* |
Alcohol Consumption (%) | |||
Never | 33.1 | 32.6 | 28.8 |
Sometimes | 51.4 | 55.4 | 57.4 |
Daily | 15.5 | 12.0 | 13.8 |
Physical exercise | |||
(%) 0-30 minutes per day | 59.5 | 60.9 | 66.1 |
31 minutes and over | 40.5 | 39.1 | 33.9 |