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. 2024 Mar 13;6(1):e000608. doi: 10.1136/bmjno-2023-000608

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
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.