Table 1: Demographics.

Item Anthroposophy group ( = 443) Conventional group ( = 86) value % % Country         <0.001  Austria 91 20.5% 4 4.7%    Germany 265 59.8% 9 10.5%    Netherlands 44 9.9% 52 60.5%    United Kingdom 21 4.7% 21 24.4%    United States 22 5.0% 0 0.0%   Male gender 234 52.8% 47 54.7% 0.814 Caucasian race/ethnicity 350/364 96.2% 77/78 98.7% 0.487 Age         0.847  <2 years 89 20.1% 17 19.8%    2–5 years 196 44.2% 37 43.0%    6–17 years 158 35.7% 32 33.3%   Body mass index (mean ± SD) 16.1 ± 2.7   16.5 ± 2.9   0.300 Persons in household (mean ± SD) 3.8 ± 0.9   4.0 ± 0.8   0.051 Total annual household income = 213   = 38   0.651  <15,000 € 40 18.8% 4 10.5%    15,000–29,999 € 57 26.8% 11 28.9%    30,000–44,999 € 64 30.0% 14 36.8%    45,000–59,999 € 23 10.8% 8 21.1%    60,000–74,999 € 20 9.4% 0 0.0%    ≥75,000 € 9 4.2% 1 2.6%   Previous treatment by physician 333/360 92.5% 72/78 92.3% 1.000