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Table 1 Patient characteristics in general practice and physiotherapy practice

From: Patients with shoulder syndromes in general and physiotherapy practice: an observational study

 

General practice( GP)

Physiotherapy practice( PT)

 

Only GP

GP=> PT

GP=> PT

Only PT

(n = 2134)

(n = 294)

(n= 895)

( n= 148)

Mean age (years ± SD) †

55 (15)

55 (14)

57 (16)

53 (16)

Gender (% male) †

42

44

41

54

  1. † Significant difference between ‘only PT patients’ in PT and ‘GP => PT patients’ in PT.