Table 1.
Demographic Characteristics of Patients Who Completed a Gender Clinic Visit in the Year Before and Year Following the Onset of the COVID-19 Pandemic (N = 1,051)
| PRE-TELEMEDICINE: APRIL 2019-FEBRUARY 2020, n (%) (N = 709) | POST-TELEMEDICINE: APRIL 2020-FEBRUARY 2021, n (%) (N = 788) | OVERALL, n (%) (N = 1,051)a | P * | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 0.70 | |||
| ≤12 | 58 (8.2) | 60 (7.6) | 93 (8.8) | |
| 13–15 | 166 (23.4) | 182 (23.1) | 276 (26.3) | |
| 16–17 | 322 (45.4) | 380 (48.2) | 507 (48.2) | |
| ≥18 | 163 (23.0) | 166 (21.1) | 175 (16.7) | |
| Sex assigned at birth | 0.55 | |||
| Female | 491 (69.3) | 566 (71.8) | 748 (71.2) | |
| Male | 216 (30.5) | 220 (27.9) | 301 (28.6) | |
| Choose not to disclose | 2 (0.3) | 2 (0.3) | 2 (0.2) | |
| Gender identityb | 0.62 | |||
| Transmasculine/male | 451 (63.6) | 497 (63.1) | 651 (61.9) | |
| Transfeminine/female | 184 (26.0) | 188 (23.9) | 255 (24.3) | |
| Nonbinary | 38 (5.4) | 61 (7.7) | 81 (7.7) | |
| Gender exploring | 12 (1.7) | 14 (1.8) | 21 (2.0) | |
| Genderfluid/genderflux/bigender | 9 (1.3) | 7 (0.9) | 13 (1.2) | |
| Genderqueer/gender-diverse | 4 (0.6) | 7 (0.9) | 10 (1.0) | |
| Agender | 3 (0.4) | 5 (0.6) | 6 (0.6) | |
| Demi-boy/demi-girl | 3 (0.4) | 5 (0.6) | 6 (0.6) | |
| Another genderc | 2 (0.3) | 4 (0.5) | 5 (0.5) | |
| Pronouns | 0.008* | |||
| He | 449 (63.3) | 468 (59.4) | 637 (60.6) | |
| She | 173 (24.4) | 174 (22.1) | 235 (22.4) | |
| They | 73 (10.3) | 105 (13.3) | 134 (12.7) | |
| He/they | 9 (1.3) | 27 (3.4) | 29 (2.8) | |
| She/they | 2 (0.3) | 8 (1.0) | 8 (0.8) | |
| Pronouns not listed above | 1 (0.1) | 3 (0.4) | 3 (0.3) | |
| Race and ethnicity | 0.97 | |||
| Non-Hispanic White | 483 (68.1) | 545 (69.2) | 711 (67.6) | |
| Hispanic/Latinx | 75 (10.6) | 83 (10.5) | 117 (11.1) | |
| Two or more races | 52 (7.3) | 57 (7.2) | 75 (7.1) | |
| Asian | 21 (3.0) | 23 (2.9) | 34 (3.2) | |
| Black/African American | 14 (2.0) | 15 (1.9) | 23 (2.2) | |
| AI/AN and NH/PI | 8 (1.1) | 5 (0.6) | 8 (0.8) | |
| Race and ethnicity not listed above | 21 (3.0) | 18 (2.3) | 26 (2.5) | |
| Unknown/refused | 35 (4.9) | 42 (5.3) | 57 (5.4) | |
| Language for care | 0.86 | |||
| English | 700 (98.7) | 781 (99.1) | 1,039 (98.9) | |
| Language other than Englishd | 6 (0.8) | 5 (0.6) | 8 (0.8) | |
| Insurance type | 0.002* | |||
| Commercial | 457 (64.5) | 491 (62.3) | 670 (63.7) | |
| Medicaid/healthy options | 226 (31.9) | 239 (30.3) | 320 (30.4) | |
| Other government | 14 (2.0) | 15 (1.9) | 20 (1.9) | |
| Self-pay/charity care | 12 (1.7) | 43 (5.5) | 41 (3.9) | |
| Distance from the clinic (miles)e | 0.72 | |||
| <25 | 389 (54.9) | 433 (54.9) | 572 (54.4) | |
| 25–49 | 162 (22.8) | 164 (20.8) | 228 (21.7) | |
| 50–99 | 90 (12.7) | 110 (14.0) | 138 (13.1) | |
| 100+ | 67 (9.5) | 80 (10.2) | 111 (10.6) | |
| Residence type | 0.96 | |||
| Metro (≥1,000,000) | 544 (76.7) | 595 (75.5) | 798 (75.9) | |
| Metro (250,000–999,999) | 57 (8.0) | 62 (7.9) | 80 (7.6) | |
| Metro (<250,000) | 54 (7.6) | 62 (7.9) | 85 (8.1) | |
| Nonmetro (≥20,000) | 42 (5.9) | 52 (6.6) | 68 (6.5) | |
| Nonmetro (≤19,999) | 12 (1.7) | 16 (2.0) | 19 (1.8) | |
| Missing | 1 (0.1) | 1 (0.1) | ||
| Urban/rural status | 0.53 | |||
| Urban | 655 (92.4) | 719 (91.2) | 963 (91.6) | |
| Rural | 54 (7.6) | 68 (8.6) | 87 (8.3) | |
Minimal missingness was reported for the following variables: gender identity (n = 3), pronouns (n = 5), language (n = 5), distance from the clinic (n = 2), residence type (n = 1), region (n = 1), and urban/rural status (n = 1).
Statistically significant at the p < 0.05 level.
Since these data are based on the patient’s first encounter, patients may be included in both time periods. The overall column does not reflect the total between these two time periods.
Patients can be included in multiple gender categories.
Another gender includes "Other," "boy or other," and "does not identify with she/her."
Language other than English includes ASL, English/PSE, and Spanish.
Based on zip code.
AI/AN, American Indian and Alaska Native; ASL, American Sign Language; NH/PI, Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander; PSE, Pidgin Signed English.