Table 1 Baseline characteristics of study population
From: Homeopathic medical practice: Long-term results of a cohort study with 3981 patients
Adults | Children | |
|---|---|---|
Gender (% female) | 70.8 | 48.3 |
Age (years, mean ± std) | 40.7 ± 12.7 | 6.7 ± 4.1 |
Marital status (% living in partnership) | 84.0 | / |
Education (% attending school >10 years) | 85.0 | / |
Belief in homeopathy (%) | 65.7 | 68.6† |
Duration of disease (years, mean ± std) | 10.3 ± 9.8 | 4.3 ± 3.7 |
Intake of conventional drugs (%) | 50.2 | 31.7 |