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Table 1 Baseline cohort characteristics before and after propensity score matching

From: Guideline-concordant utilization of magnetic resonance imaging in adults receiving chiropractic manipulative therapy vs other care for radicular low back pain: a retrospective cohort study

 

Before Matching

After Matching

Characteristic

CSMT

Other care

P - value

CSMT

Other care

P - value

N

12,353

1,145,802

 

12,353

12,353

 

Age

50.4 ± 14.0

49.7 ± 13.1

 < 0.001

50.4 ± 14.0

49.9 ± 14.0

0.002

Sex

Female

6,922 (56%)

637,871 (56%)

0.417

6,922 (56%)

6,857 (56%)

0.405

Male

4,755 (38%)

474,502 (41%)

 < 0.001

4,755 (38%)

4,783 (39%)

0.714

Unknown Sex

676 (5%)

33,429 (3%)

 < 0.001

676 (5%)

713 (6%)

0.307

Race

Black

491 (4%)

180,872 (16%)

 < 0.001

491 (4%)

484 (4%)

0.819

White

8,890 (72%)

699,608 (61%)

 < 0.001

8,890 (72%)

8,841 (72%)

0.489

Asian

93 (1%)

19,375 (2%)

 < 0.001

93 (1%)

92 (1%)

0.941

Unknown Race

2,846 (23%)

240,834 (21%)

 < 0.001

2,846 (23%)

2,889 (23%)

0.517

Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino

265 (2%)

84,587 (7%)

 < 0.001

265 (2%)

270 (2%)

0.827

Not Hispanic/Latino

10,340 (84%)

766,429 (67%)

 < 0.001

10,340 (84%)

10,333 (84%)

0.904

American Indian or Alaska Native

31 (< 1%)

3,929 (< 1%)

0.082

31 (< 1%)

45 (< 1%)

0.108

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

10 (< 1%)

1,184 (< 1%)

0.441

10 (< 1%)

10 (< 1%)

1.000

Unknown Ethnicity

1,748 (14%)

294,786 (26%)

 < 0.001

1,748 (14%)

1,750 (14%)

0.971

Conditions (ICD-10)

Mental, Behavioral, and Neurodevelopmental Disorders (F01-F99)

4,118 (33%)

309,875 (27%)

 < 0.001

4,118 (33%)

4,168 (34%)

0.500

Opioid Related Disorders (F11)

91 (1%)

11,833 (1%)

0.001

91 (1%)

91 (1%)

1.000

Claustrophobia (F40.240)

26 (< 1%)

1,500 (< 1%)

0.015

26 (< 1%)

24 (< 1%)

0.777

Radiographic Dye Allergy Status (Z91.041)

13 (< 1%)

1,610 (< 1%)

0.297

13 (< 1%)

25 (< 1%)

0.051

Presence of Cardiac Pacemaker (Z95.0)

11 (< 1%)

2,786 (< 1%)

0.001

11 (< 1%)

12 (< 1%)

0.835

Presence of Neurostimulator (Z96.82)

10 (< 1%)

114 (< 1%)

 < 0.001

10 (< 1%)

10 (< 1%)

1.000

Medications (VANDF)

Adrenal Corticosteroids (HS050)

4,441 (36%)

354,270 (31%)

 < 0.001

4,441 (36%)

4,419 (36%)

0.770

Opioid Analgesics (CN101)

3,858 (31%)

351,548 (31%)

0.187

3,858 (31%)

3,872 (31%)

0.848

  1. Abbreviations: Chiropractic spinal manipulative therapy CSMT, International Classification of Diseases ICD, Veterans Health Administration National Drug File VANDF