Table 1

Characteristics of patients seeking care for SADD according to the type of practice of their regular GP (EPI3 Survey, n=1572)

	GP-CM (n=410) N, weighted %		GP-Mx (n=718) N, weighted %		GP-Ho (n=444) N, weighted %
Gender
Females vs Males	269	64.7	500	68.9	323	72.6*
Age categories (years)
18–39	92	20.7	195	26.7	131	28.8*
40–59	163	38.9	298	41.3	193	43.6*
60 and over	155	40.4	225	32.0	120	27.6*
Employment status
Employed	171	39.5	353	48.9	240	53.5*
Educational level
Secondary school not completed	93	22.1	177	22.9	158	35.2*
Universal Health Insurance coverage (CMU)	36	9.5	65	9.8	26	6.5
Familial status
Living with children	164	38.1	306	42.5	195	44.1*
Living with a spouse	239	56.6	439	61.2	285	64.0*
Body mass index (%)
<25	216	52.1	413	57.9	302	67.9*
25–30	124	30.9	186	25.6	106	24.0*
>30	70	17.0	119	16.6	36	8.1*
Tobacco consumption (%)
Never smoked	195	48.4	365	50.8	251	57.1*
Past smoker	111	26.9	170	23.6	112	24.6*
Current smoker	104	24.8	183	25.6	81	18.3*
Alcohol consumption (%)
Never	152	37.4	287	40.0	142	32.4
Sometimes	193	46.4	354	49.3	254	56.2
Daily	65	16.3	77	10.7	48	11.4
Physical exercise (%)
>30 min/day	125	30.7	207	29.3	140	31.6
Number of visits to regular GP during the last year
None	7	1.7	16	2.3	10	2.2
1–6	228	55.4	405	57.0	296	66.8*
7–12	142	34.6	234	32.1	114	25.6*
12 and over	33	8.4	63	8.7	24	5.4*
Number of visits to a specialist during the last year
None	105	25.8	200	28.0	113	25.6
1	114	27.0	206	28.6	137	31.2
2	63	15.6	133	18.4	82	18.1
2+	128	31.5	179	25.0	112	25.1
Motive for consultation (ICD-9)
Anxiety	79	18.8	158	21.2	133	30.2*
Depression	171	41.1	284	39.6	127	28.7*
Sleep disorders	131	32.7	198	28.9	151	34.0
Unspecified	52	12.6	95	12.5	65	14.1
Treatment
Any psychotropic drugs	266	64.0	404	55.4	138	31.2*
Antidepressants	152	36.0	231	31.5	73	16.5*
Anxiolytics/hypnotics	185	44.8	286	39.3	87	19.8*
Antipsychotics	11	3.1	25	3.5	10	2.4
Normothymics	16	3.9	7	1.1	20	4.6
Other conventional drugs	144	36.0	289	41.2	189	42.7
Homeopathic medicines for SADD	1	0.2	36	4.9	139	30.9*
Other homeopathic medicines	6	1.4	58	7.8	288	67.7*

*Difference with conventional medicine category statistically significant (p≤0.05) in logistic regression including all variables.
GP, physician in general practice; GP-CM, general practitioner strictly practising conventional medicine; GP-Ho, general practitioner with a certification in homeopathic care; GP-Mx, general practitioner with mixed practice; ICD, International Classification of Diseases; SADD, sleep, anxiety or depressive disorders.