Table 1.
Patient Characteristics
| Unnecessary | Necessary | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | (n = 13) | (n = 28) | P-value |
| Age, mean ± SD | 37.2 ± 8.7 | 38.8 ± 8.6 | .586 |
| Sex, % (n) | 1.000 | ||
| Female | 100 (13) | 96.4 (27) | |
| Male | 0 (0) | 3.6 (1) | |
| Insurance payor, % (n) | .299 | ||
| Medicare | 7.7 (1) | 0 (0) | |
| Medicaid | 69.2 (8) | 71.4 (20) | |
| Self-pay | 0 (0) | 10.7 (3) | |
| Private insurance | 23.1 (3) | 17.9 (5) | |
| Comorbid conditions, % (n) | |||
| Hypertension | 15.4 (2) | 28.6 (8) | .458 |
| Diabetes | 0 (0) | 3.6 (1) | 1.000 |
| Coronary artery disease | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | — |
| Congestive heart failure | 0 (0) | 3.6 (1) | 1.000 |
| Anxiety/depression | 23.1 (3) | 39.3 (11) | .481 |
| History of smoking, % (n) | 38.5 (5) | 32.1 (9) | .734 |
| Blood thinner use, % (n) | 7.7 (1) | 0 (0) | .317 |
SD, standard deviation.