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Physician Provider Type
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DO
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MD
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Patient or Visit Characteristic
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No.
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%
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No.
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%
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OR†
|
95% CI
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Osteopathic PAP‡
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Age, yr
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≤24
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9.0
|
13.9
|
57.2
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20.7
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0.64
|
0.45
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-
|
0.91
|
14
|
|
25–44
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15.4
|
23.7
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67.9
|
24.5
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0.80
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0.60
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-
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1.06
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18
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45–64
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23.4
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36.1
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90.7
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32.8
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0.95
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0.75
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-
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1.20
|
21
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≥65
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17.1
|
26.3
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60.8
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22.0
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1§
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...
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22
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Sex
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Female
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38.4
|
59.2
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161.2
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58.3
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1§
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...
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19
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Male
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26.5
|
40.8
|
115.3
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41.7
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0.99
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0.85
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-
|
1.14
|
19
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Race
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White
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59.3
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91.4
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236.9
|
85.7
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1§
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...
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20
|
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Black
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4.6
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7.1
|
28.7
|
10.4
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0.69
|
0.38
|
-
|
1.27
|
14
|
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Other
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0.9
|
1.5
|
10.9
|
4.0
|
0.39
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0.18
|
-
|
0.82
|
8
|
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Ethnicity
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Non-Hispanic
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61.2
|
94.3
|
246.4
|
89.1
|
1§
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...
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20
|
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Hispanic
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3.7
|
5.7
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30.1
|
10.9
|
0.63
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0.40
|
-
|
1.00
|
11
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Geographic region
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Northeast
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18.0
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27.8
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34.1
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12.3
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2.94
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1.42
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-
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6.08
|
35
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Midwest
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20.9
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32.2
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73.3
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26.5
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1.79
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0.93
|
-
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3.43
|
22
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South
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14.6
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22.4
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105.9
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38.3
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0.83
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0.41
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-
|
1.67
|
12
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West
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11.4
|
17.6
|
63.1
|
22.8
|
1§
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...
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15
|
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Residence in MSA
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Yes
|
57.4
|
88.5
|
220.4
|
79.7
|
1§
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...
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21
|
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No
|
7.4
|
11.5
|
56.1
|
20.3
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0.43
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0.18
|
-
|
1.06
|
12
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Episode of care
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Initial visit
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23.6
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36.3
|
108.1
|
39.1
|
1§
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...
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18
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Follow-up visit
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33.0
|
50.8
|
113.1
|
40.9
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1.27
|
0.97
|
-
|
1.67
|
23
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Unknown
|
8.3
|
12.9
|
55.3
|
20.0
|
0.74
|
0.38
|
-
|
1.46
|
13
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Major reason for visit
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Acute problem
|
30.2
|
46.5
|
126.5
|
45.7
|
1§
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...
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19
|
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Chronic problem
|
27.3
|
42.0
|
98.0
|
35.4
|
0.92
|
0.69
|
-
|
1.22
|
22
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Preventive care
|
6.3
|
9.7
|
42.7
|
15.4
|
0.92
|
0.45
|
-
|
1.86
|
13
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Other/unknown
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1.2
|
1.8
|
9.3
|
3.4
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0.53
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0.27
|
-
|
1.04
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11
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- *Derived from the 2003 and 2004 National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey using population estimates based on patient visit weights. CI denotes confidence interval; DO, osteopathic physician; MD, allopathic physician; MSA, metropolitan statistical area; OR, odds ratio, PAP, population attributable percentage.
- †ORs are for the utilization of osteopathic physicians relative to allopathic physicians, and are adjusted for the other patient or visit characteristics in the table.
- ‡Osteopathic PAP refers to the percentage of physician visits provided by osteopathic physicians.
- §Reference category for OR.
