Table 3 Primary or main diagnoses1, first inclusion diagnoses for new patients in CM practices, compared to primary diagnoses in practices of general practitioners in the Netherlands (Multilevel regression analyses)*
From: Diagnoses and visit length in complementary and mainstream medicine
Hom. % (N = 502) | Acup. % (N = 808) | Natur. % (N = 529) | GPs % (N = 2628)** | Intraclass correlation*** | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
general complaints2 | 15.5 | 10.1 | 12.1 | 4.5 | 10.1% | 2<.0005 (all) |
blood and blood vessels | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 1.2 | (no test, too few cases) | |
gastrointestinal system | 6.0 4 | 6.9 5 | 16.23 | 5.3 | 4.6% | 3,4,5 <.0005 (all) |
eye | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 3.5 | (no test, too few cases) | |
ear | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 2.4 | 11.8% | |
cardiovascular system 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 13.7% | 2 <.0005 (all) |
musculoskeletol system | 6.9 3,6 | 22.3 5 | 6.53 | 17.4 | 7.3% | 3,5,6 <.0005 (all) |
nervous system 2 | 5.9 | 8.2 | 4.4 | 2.0 | 14.6% | 2gp-h .001;2gp-a <.0005;2gp-n .05 |
psyche | 12.33 | 14.13,5 | 6.3 | 3.9 | 12.3% | 3 <.0005 (all);5 .02 |
respiratory organs | 7.5 | 6.4 | 5.5 | 8.9 | 5.4% | |
skin and subcutaneous tissue | 14.6 3,6 | 5.55 | 11.4 | 7.9 | 6.8% | 3 .003;5 .01; 6 <.0005 |
endocrine glands, metabolism, food | 1.3 | 1.3 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 34.9% | |
urinary tract | 0.7 | 0.08 | 0.1 | 0.04 | (no test, too few cases) | |
pregnancy, childbirth, contraception | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.02 | 0.1 | (no test, too few cases) | |
female genital | 3.03 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 19.9% | 3 .005 |
male genital | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 0.7 | (no test, too few cases) | |
social problems | 0.6 | 0.2 | .04 | .02 | (no test, too few cases) |