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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of patients treated by a physical therapist in 2005 for the United States (FOTO), Israel (Maccabi) and the Netherlands (LiPZ), for the total patient population, patients treated for their lumbar spine and patients with ankle sprain

From: Comparing patient characteristics and treatment processes in patients receiving physical therapy in the United States, Israel and the Netherlands: Cross sectional analyses of data from three clinical databases

Total population

FOTO

Maccabi

LiPZ

P

Gender1

% male

37.2

39.6

42.0

<0.001

 

% female

62.8

60.4

58.0

 

Age2

% 18–44 years

33.8

35.0

40.7

<0.001

 

% 45–64 years

42.7

39.3

37.9

 
 

% 65–74 years

13.7

15.0

11.1

 
 

% > 75 years

9.7

10.7

10.3

 
 

mean age (sd)

51.8 (16.2)

52.0 (17.0)

50.1 (17.2)

<0.001

 

median age

52

52

49

 

Number of patients

 

62,798

99,541

12,193

 

Lumbar spine treated

Gender3

% male

38.5

41.3

47.0

<0.001

 

% female

61.5

58.7

53.0

 

Age4

% 18–44 years

37.5

37.8

44.4

<0.001

 

% 45–64 years

39.2

38.3

38.9

 
 

% 65–74 years

13.1

14.4

9.7

 
 

% > 75 years

10.2

9.5

7.0

 
 

mean age (sd)

51.0 (16.6)

51.1 (16.6)

48.7 (15.7)

<0.001

 

median age

50

51

47

 

Number of patients

 

18,878

22,166

2,057

 

Treated for ankle sprain

Gender

% male

40.3

43.8

52.9

0.022

 

% female

59.7

56.2

47.1

 

Age5

% 18–44 years

58.3

64.4

64.5

<0.001

 

% 45–64 years

36.1

27.5

24.5

 
 

% 65–74 years

3.2

5.8

7.1

 
 

% > 75 years

2.4

2.3

3.9

 
 

mean age (sd)

41.5 (14.1)

40.4 (15.3)

40.6 (16.5)

0.391

 

Median age

41

38

39

 

Number of patients

 

472

1,463

155

 
  1. 1 Missing values FOTO n = 26, Maccabi = 0, LiPZ = 0
  2. 2 Missing values FOTO n = 265, Maccabi = 0, LiPZ = 0
  3. 3 Missing values FOTO n = 8, Maccabi = 1, LiPZ = 0
  4. 4 Missing values FOTO n = 1, Maccabi = 0, LiPZ = 0
  5. 5 Missing values FOTO n = 4, Maccabi = 0, LiPZ = 0