Table 1. Demographic characteristics and their unadjusted associations with the identification of a transportation need by a natural language processing algorithm.
| Characteristics | Total, n (%) | Transportation need identified, n (%) | No transportation need identified, n (%) | Odds ratio (95% CI) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | <.001 | ||||
| 18 to <60 | 59,219 (50.0) | 204 (28.1) | 59,015 (50.1) | Reference | |
| 60 to <70 | 28,434 (24.0) | 179 (24.7) | 28,255 (24.0) | 1.83 (1.50-2.24) | |
| 70 to <80 | 19,903 (16.8) | 218 (30.0) | 19,685 (16.7) | 3.20 (2.65-3.88) | |
| >80 | 10,962 (9.2) | 125 (17.2) | 10,837 (9.2) | 3.34 (2.66-4.17) | |
| Sex | .11 | ||||
| Female | 68,485 (57.8) | 441 (60.7) | 68,044 (57.8) | 1.13 (0.97-1.31) | |
| Male | 50,032 (42.2) | 285 (39.3) | 49,747 (42.2) | Reference | |
| Race | <.001 | ||||
| Asian | 5041 (4.3) | 1 (0.1) | 5040 (4.3) | 0.03 (0-0.13) | |
| Black | 17,594 (14.8) | 104 (14.3) | 17,490 (14.8) | 0.88 (0.71-1.07) | |
| Native American and Alaska Native | 300 (0.3) | 2 (0.3) | 298 (0.3) | 0.99 (0.16-3.08) | |
| Pacific Islander | 147 (0.1) | 1 (0.1) | 146 (0.1) | 1.01 (0.06-4.50) | |
| White | 90,699 (76.5) | 612 (84.3) | 90,087 (76.5) | Reference | |
| Declined or missing | 4737 (4.0) | 6 (0.8) | 4731 (4.0) | N/Aa | |
| Ethnicity | .01 | ||||
| Non-Hispanic or Latino | 108,402 (91.5) | 4731 (4.0) | 107,707 (91.4) | 4.99 (1.61-30.05) | |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1548 (1.3) | 2 (0.3) | 1546 (1.3) | Reference | |
| Declined or missing | 8568 (7.2) | 29 (4.0) | 8539 (7.2) | N/A | |
a
N/A: not applicable.