Demographics of participating chiropractors and their paediatric patients
| Active surveillance (n=34) | Passive surveillance (n=35) | |
| Chiropractors | ||
| Female, n (%) | 27 (79.4%) | 23 (76.7%) |
| Mean years in practice (SD), (range) | 11.6 (8.46), (1–32) | 11.8 (9.17), (1–39) |
| Patient visits/week, n (%) | ||
| <50 | 9 (28.1%) | 7 (22.6%) |
| 50–99 | 7 (21.9%) | 10 (32.3%) |
| 100–149 | 7 (21.9%) | 4 (12.9%) |
| 150–199 | 5 (15.6%) | 4 (12.9%) |
| 200+ | 4 (12.6%) | 6 (19.4%) |
| Highest non-chiropractic degree, n (%) | ||
| Bachelor’s degree | 29 (90.6%) | 24 (77.4%) |
| Master’s degree | 1 (3.1%) | 2 (6.5%) |
| Others (licensed massage therapist) | 1 (3.1%) | 0 |
| Paediatric specialty certifications*, n (%) | ||
| None | 17 (53.1%) | 20 (66.7%) |
| Diplomate/fellowship | 11 (34.4%) | 9 (30.0%) |
| Certification | 4 (12.5%) | 1 (3.3%) |
| Patients | ||
| Reason care sought (by first visits)† | Active surveillance (n=1179) | Passive surveillance (n=1363) |
| Wellness/preventative/no symptoms | 686 (58.2%) | 735 (53.9%) |
| Musculoskeletal | 328 (27.8%) | 271 (19.9%) |
| Colic/digestive | 150 (12.7%) | 101 (7.4%) |
| Respiratory | 116 (9.8%) | 27 (2.0%) |
| Neurological/developmental/behavioural | 48 (4.1%) | 75 (5.5%) |
| Feeding concerns | 48 (4.1%) | 69 (5.1%) |
| Trauma | 40 (3.4%) | 77 (5.7%) |
| Otitis media | 52 (4.4%) | 44 (3.2%) |
| Allergy/asthma/immunology | 26 (2.2%) | 30 (2.2%) |
| Sleep concerns | 24 (2.0%) | 21 (1.5%) |
| Miscellaneous | 18 (1.5%) | 17 (1.3%) |
| Mouth/teeth/adenopathy | 16 (1.4%) | 8 (0.6%) |
| Nocturnal enuresis | 8 (0.7%) | 15 (1.1%) |
| Influenza/sickness | 8 (0.7%) | 11 (0.8%) |
| Age (years) | ||
| Less than 1 | 343 (25.3%) | 297 (25.7%) |
| 1–5 | 527 (38.9%) | 459 (39.7%) |
| 6–10 | 332 (24.5%) | 290 (25.1%) |
| 11–13 | 154 (11.4%) | 110 (9.5%) |
*Within the chiropractic profession, additional paediatric training can be obtained to receive either a diplomate/fellowship (approximately 360 hours) or a certification (approximately 120 hours).
†More than one condition could have been marked by the caregiver.