The use of nutritional guidance within chiropractic patient management: a survey of 333 chiropractors from the ACORN practice-based research network

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Published online 2018 Feb 20. doi: 10.1186/s12998-018-0175-1

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Table 4

Multivariate model of factors associated with recommending nutritional supplements

Variable (reference)	Odds Ratio	Lower Confidence Interval	Upper Confidence Interval	p-Value
Australian Dietary Guidelines^a (knowledge)	2.531	1.007	6.362	0.048
Nutrition Education (yes)	3.774	1.003	14.201	0.049
Age (older)	4.410	1.429	13.614	0.010
Gender (male)	3.361	1.123	10.060	0.030

Variables Not significant: ‘Recommend Australian Guide to Healthy Eating’, ‘Nutrition Recommendations made’, ‘practice location (urban rural)’

^aPractitioner familiar with the Australian Dietary Guidelines