Table 4 Associations between MC attitude, MC skills, and MC use and demographic variables
MC attitudes | MC skills | MC use | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | |
Gender | ||||||
Ref women | 1.19 | (0.70 to 2.04) | 0.90 | (0.57 to 1.47) | 1.62 | (1.00 to 2.62) |
Age | ||||||
20–39 | Ref | |||||
40–59 | 1.48 | (0.50 to 4.39) | 0.37* | (0.14 to 0.96) | 0.88 | (0.35 to 2.21) |
60 + | 4.24 | (0.82 to 1.72) | 0.53 | (0.11 to 2.69) | 1.09 | (0.24 to 4.93) |
Years in practice | ||||||
0–5 | Ref | |||||
6–10 | 0.55 | (0.25 to 1.21) | 1.02 | (0.50 to 2.11) | 0.94 | (0.46 to 1.94) |
11–15 | 0.42 | (0.15 to 1.13) | 1.68 | (0.70 to 4.03) | 0.74 | (0.31 to 1.74) |
16 + | 0.47 | (0.13 to 1.75) | 2.98 | (0.92 to 9.61) | 0.48 | (0.15 to 1.52) |
Clinical setting | ||||||
Solo | Ref | |||||
w/chiropractors | 0.96 | (0.32 to 3.04) | 0.70 | (0.25 to 2.01) | 1.22 | (0.45 to 3.30) |
w/conventional health providers | 1.22 | (0.44 to 3.39) | 0.36* | (0.14 to 0.93) | 0.86 | (0.35 to 2.12) |
w/CM | 1.47 | (0.27 to 7.69) | 0.47 | (0.10 to 2.27) | 0.87 | (0.18 to 4.22) |
w/CM and conventional health providers | 1.00 | (0.34 to 2.98) | 0.45 | (0.17 to 1.24) | 1.06 | (0.41 to 2.78) |
Country of education | ||||||
England | Ref | |||||
Denmark | 0.82 | (0.37 to 1.83) | 0.78 | (0.39 to 1.56)@ | 0.69 | (0.34 to 1.37) |
USA | 0.58 | (0.22 to 1.55) | 2.64* | (1.04 to 6.66) | 0.55 | (0.23 to 1.30) |
Australia | 0.63 | (0.21 to 1.84) | 3.08* | (1.17 to 8.12) | 0.34* | (0.13 to 0.85) |
Constant | 0.39 | (0.10 to 1.54) | 2.61 | (0.73 to 9.37) | 0.70 | (0.20 to 2.40) |