Table 5. Multivariate logistic analysis of the no-show rate in the OCED.

The data within each cohort are presented as the odds ratio with an appropriate confidence interval (CI). Statistical significance cut-off of p<0.05.

OCED: Otolaryngology Clinical Encounter Database

No-Show Rate		Pre-COVID				Post-COVID
		Adjusted Odds Ratio	CI (95%)		p-Value	Adjusted Odds Ratio	CI (95%)		p-Value
			Lower	Upper			Lower	Upper
Sex	Male vs Female	0.99	0.91	1.07	0.81	1.06	0.99	1.14	0.097
Patient Type	Return vs New	1.14	1.05	1.25	0.003	0.88	0.81	0.95	0.001
Race	African American or Black vs Caucasian or White	3.10	2.78	3.45	<0.001	2.57	2.32	2.85	<0.001
	Asian vs Caucasian or White	1.07	0.84	1.34	0.57	1.11	0.91	1.35	0.299
	Others vs Caucasian or White	1.37	1.21	1.55	<0.001	1.37	1.23	1.52	<0.001
Ethnicity	Non-Hispanic vs Hispanic	0.62	0.54	0.70	<0.001	0.71	0.63	0.79	<0.001
Financial Class	Medicare/Medicaid vs Commercial	1.21	1.12	1.32	<0.001	1.44	1.34	1.56	<0.001
	Self-Pay vs Commercial	4.30	3.46	5.30	<0.001	3.23	2.63	3.94	<0.001
Preferred Language	Spanish vs Eng	1.00	0.83	1.20	0.99	1.16	0.98	1.37	0.086
	Others vs Eng	1.35	1.10	1.64	0.00	1.36	1.14	1.60	<0.001