Table 3.
Number, demographics and outcomes of patients seen in F2F and virtual clinics in the postpandemic period
| F2F | Virtual | Test statistic/p value | |
| Number of clinic appointments | |||
| Modality | n=3052 | n=924 Video=72 Telephone=852 |
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| Gender | 44% M/56% FM | 40% M/60% FM | χ2=4.65/p=0.031* |
| Age (years) | |||
| Mean±SD | 55.35±19 | 45.01±18.47 | t=14.817/p<2.2 × 10−6* |
| Time to consultation (days) | |||
| Median (IQR) | 74(63) | 66(55) | Z=4.97/p=6.77 x 10−7* |
| Discharged after first clinic appointment (%) | 44.06% | 50.32% | χ2=11.19/p=0.0008* |
*Denotes statistical significance at p<0.05.
F, Female; F2F, face-to-face ; M, Male; t, t-test statistic; Z, Mood’s median test statistic.