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Table 1 Demographics of adult patients registered in the FYSIOPRIM database and data from HELFO in Trondheim

From: Characteristics, course and outcome of patients receiving physiotherapy in primary health care in Norway: design of a longitudinal observational project

 

FYSIOPRIM Total

18.06.15–31.12.17

(n = 2754)

FYSIOPRIM Trondheima

01.01.16–31.12.17

(n = 2302)

HELFO Trondheimb

01.07.16–30.06.17

(n = 19,460)

Variables

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

Sex

 Female

1851 (69.2)

1605 (69.9)

12,863 (66.1)

 Male

825 (30.8)

691 (30.1)

6590 (33.9)

 Missing

78

6

7

Age

 18–29 years

466 (16.9)

408 (17.7)

2530 (13.9)

 30–39 years

46 (16.9)

382 (16.6)

2385 (13.1)

 40–49 years

452 (16.4)

373 (16.2)

2930 (16.0)

 50–59 years

482 (17.5)

387 (16.8)

3337 (18.3)

 60–69 years

476 (17.3)

385 (16.7)

3316 (18.2)

 70–79 years

309 (11.2)

265 (11.5)

2624 (14.4)

 80+ years

103 (3.7)

102 (4.4)

1143 (6.3)

 Missing

0

0

1195

Specialistb

 General PT

1658 (71.7)

1353 (72.7)

12,783 (65.7)

 Manual therapist

441 (19.1)

310 (16.6)

5575 (28.7)

 Psychomotor PT

215 (9.3)

199 (10.7)

1099 (5.6)

 No reimbursement privilege/Missing

440

440

3

  1. FYSIOPRIM Research Program for Physiotherapy in Primary Health Care, HELFO Norwegian Health Economics Administration, PT Physiotherapist
  2. aPatients in FYSIOPRIM Trondheim are included in the total FYSIOPRIM database
  3. bData from HELFO Trondheim for all adult patients seeking physiotherapy services from private practitioners with a reimbursement privilege