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Table 1 Socio-demography and health status of patient population

From: Patient satisfaction of primary care for musculoskeletal diseases: A comparison between Neural Therapy and conventional medicine

  

COM

NT

  

#

%

95% CIa

#

%

95% CIa

Patients

Number

241

  

164

  

Patient age

Mean

55.42

53.28

Female Patients

Proportion

150

62.24

55.9–68.6

126

76.83

71–82.7

Education

Proportion of higher education

 

20.5

14.9–26.1

 

24.7

16.4–32.9

General health b

excellent

8

3.45

1.03–5.86

4

2.52

0.00–5.32

 

very good

33

14.22

10.19–18.26

27

16.98

11.95–22.01

 

good

126

54.31

47.95–60.67

63

39.62

33.48–45.76

 

fair

53

22.84

17.75–27.94

59

37.11

27.06–47.15

 

poor

12

5.17

2.40–7.94

6

3.77

0.00–8.15

Duration of the main health problem b

Month (Mean)

 

47.7

32.5–63

 

72.9

48.5–97.2

Chronic conditions b

> 3 month

116

48.1

42.1–54.2

116

70.7

62.8–78.7

Severe conditions b

 

77

34.4

29.3–39.5

60

37.7

31.3–44.1

  1. a 95% confidence limits
  2. bpatient rated