Table 4 Patient groups.

From: Development of a national osteopathic Practice-Based Research Network (PBRN): the NCOR Research Network

 

Daily % n

Weekly % n

Monthly % n

Quarterly % n

Yearly % n

Never % n

Adults 65 years of age or older

45.62%

41.32%

9.66%

2.50%

0.54%

0.36%

255

231

54

14

3

2

Pregnant women (regardless of their complaint)

3.22%

21.47%

31.66%

26.30%

12.34%

5.01%

18

120

177

147

69

28

People with sports-related injuries

15.03%

42.93%

28.80%

9.48%

1.61%

2.15%

84

240

161

53

9

12

Professional sports people

2.86%

14.13%

15.21%

15.21%

17.89%

34.70%

16

79

85

85

100

194

Babies aged under 1

7.87%

19.32%

10.02%

6.08%

6.26%

50.45%

44

108

56

34

35

282

Toddlers aged 1 to 3 years

3.40%

16.10%

11.45%

9.30%

11.63%

48.12%

19

90

64

52

65

269

Children aged 4 to 17 years

2.33%

18.78%

28.44%

30.59%

10.91%

8.94%

13

105

159

171

61

50

People with road traffic accident injuries

2.86%

17.35%

23.97%

32.02%

17.89%

5.90%

16

97

134

179

100

33

People requiring post-surgical rehabilitation

3.76%

17.53%

23.08%

24.51%

19.32%

11.81%

21

98

129

137

108

66

Non-English-speaking people

2.68%

15.03%

10.91%

20.75%

25.40%

25.22%

15

84

61

116

142

141