Table 1 Description of chiropractors for the total combined sample, and for COAST and O-COAST chiropractorsc
From: The profile of older adults seeking chiropractic care: a secondary analysis
|  | Total combined sample (n = 91) | COAST Chiropractors (n = 52) | O-COAST Chiropractors (n = 39) | Comparisona between COAST and O-COAST |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Female (%) | 27 (29.7%) | 14 (26.9%) | 13 (33.3%) | χ2 = 0.4, df = 1, p = 0.5 |
Mean age in years (range; SD) | 43.1 (24–71; 10.3) | 42.3 (24–64; 9.3) | 44.1 (25–71; 11.7) | t = −0.84, df = 89, p = 0.4 |
Mean years in practiceb (range, SD) (N = 89) | 16.1 (1–45; 9.7) | 16.3 (1–39; 8.5) | 15.8 (2–45; 11.2) | t = 0.82, df = 88, p = 0.8 |
Years since graduation (range, SD) | 17.1 (1–45; 9.8) | 16.9 (1–40; 8.7) | 17.4 (3–45; 11.3) | t = 0.8, df = 89, p = 0.8 |
  Less than 10 years | 25 (27.5%) | 13 (25.0%) | 12 (30.8%) | χ2 = 1.0, df = 2, p = 0.6 |
  Between 10 to 20 years | 38 (41.8%) | 24 (46.2%) | 14 (35.9%) |  |
  Greater than 20 years | 28 (30.8%) | 15 (28.9%) | 13 (33.3%) |  |
Country of chiropractic education: | ||||
 Australia | 44 (48.4%) | 44 (84.6%) | – |  |
 Canada | 34 (37.4%) | 1 (1.9%) | 33 (84.6%) | χ2 = 77.2, df = 4, < 0.0001 |
 United States | 10 (11.0%) | 4 (7.7%) | 6 (15.4%) |  |
 United Kingdom | 1 (1.1%) | 1 (1.9%) | – |  |
 New Zealand | 2 (2.2%) | 2 (3.9%) | – |  |
Mean number of adult encounters (range; SD) | 74.5 (7–105; 26.0) | 73.9 (7–104; 26.6) | 75.4 (13–105; 25.3) | t = −0.3, df = 89, p = 0.8 |
Mean number of adult patients (range; SD) | 62.2 (5–99; 24.8) | 63.4 (7–95; 23.8) | 60.5 (5–99; 26.3) | t = 0.6, df = 89, p = 0.6 |
% Patients ≥65 years Mean (range; SD) | 15.8 (0–80; 11.2) | 12.5 (0–35; 7.9) | 20.2 (1.25–80.0; 13.3) | t = −3.4, df = 89, p = 0.002 |