Table 1 Demographics by sample and service area
Characteristic | Pulmonary Rehabilitation (N = 542) | Group-based Community Exercise (N = 463) | Physiotherapy (N = 391) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | % | N | % | N | % | ||
Age | 18-24 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1.30 | 9 | 2.30 |
25-44 | 19 | 3.51 | 36 | 7.78 | 46 | 11.76 | |
45-64 | 184 | 33.95 | 153 | 33.05 | 130 | 33.25 | |
65-74 | 199 | 36.72 | 155 | 33.48 | 123 | 31.46 | |
≥75 | 122 | 22.51 | 107 | 23.11 | 72 | 18.41 | |
Missing | 18 | 3.32 | 6 | 1.30 | 11 | 2.81 | |
Gender | Male | 276 | 50.92 | 129 | 27.86 | 154 | 39.39 |
Female | 247 | 45.57 | 329 | 71.06 | 237 | 60.61 | |
Missing | 19 | 3.51 | 5 | 1.08 | 0 | 0.0 | |
Region | Urban | 489 | 90.22 | 221 | 47.73 | 10 | 2.56 |
Rural | 53 | 9.78 | 238 | 51.40 | 381 | 97.44 | |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.86 | 0 | 0 | |
Primary Condition | Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | 355 | 65.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Other Respiratory Condition | 152 | 28.04 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Chronic Pain | 0 | 0 | 106 | 22.89 | 23 | 5.88 | |
Osteoarthritis or inflammatory arthritis | 0 | 0 | 89 | 19.22 | 13 | 3.32 | |
Falls/Balance | 0 | 0 | 41 | 8.86 | 0 | 0 | |
Neuromuscular/Neurological Diagnosis | 0 | 0 | 29 | 6.26 | 0 | 0 | |
Depression/Anxiety or Psychosocial Condition | 0 | 0 | 25 | 5.4 | 0 | 0 | |
Musculoskeletal Conditions (Sprains/Strains) | 0 | 0 | 19 | 4.10 | 118 | 30.18 | |
Orthopedic Surgery | 0 | 0 | 19 | 4.10 | 157 | 40.15 | |
Stroke | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3.46 | 0 | 0 | |
Obesity | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3.24 | 0 | 0 | |
Cardiovascular condition | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2.81 | 0 | 0 | |
Diabetes | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1.94 | 0 | 0 | |
Fracture | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1.51 | 68 | 17.39 | |
Hypertension | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1.08 | 0 | 0 | |
Other condition | 0 | 0 | 24 | 5.18 | 11 | 2.81 | |
Missing | 35 | 6.46 | 46 | 9.94 | 2 | 0.51 | |