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. 2011 Oct 27;47(2):572–593. doi: 10.1111/j.1475-6773.2011.01337.x

Table 2.

Primary Care Utilization (Unadjusted) during the 12-Month Postbaseline Stratified by Ethnicity and Poor Appointment-Keeping (PAK)

Ethnicity PAK


Characteristic African American (n = 2,860) Asian (n = 1,866) Caucasian (n = 3,380) Filipino (n = 1,970) Latino (n = 2,881) Yes (n = 1,031) No (n = 11,926) All (n = 12,957)
Number of planned appts, booked (Mean ± SD) 3.6 ± 3.1 3.0 ± 2.8 3.0 ± 3.0 3.0 ± 2.7 3.3 ± 2.9 2.1 ± 1.1 3.3 ± 3.0 3.2 ± 2.9
Number of planned appts, attended (Mean ± SD) 3.4 ± 3.1 2.9 ± 2.7 2.9 ± 2.9 2.8 ± 2.7 3.0 ± 2.8 0.9 ± 0.8 3.2 ± 2.9 3.0 ± 2.9
Number of same-day appts, booked (Mean ± SD) 1.6 ± 2.1 1.0 ± 1.6 1.5 ± 2.3 1.2 ± 1.6 1.8 ± 2.7 1.5 ± 2.2 1.5 ± 2.2 1.5 ± 2.2
Number of same-day appts, attended (Mean ± SD) 1.5 ± 2.0 0.9 ± 1.6 1.4 ± 2.2 1.1 ± 1.6 1.7 ± 2.6 1.3 ± 2.1 1.4 ± 2.1 1.4 ± 2.1
Receives majority (>50%) of care at same-day visits (%) 15 8 15 12 19 44 12 14
Number of specialty appts, attended (Mean ± SD) 1.3 ± 3.7 1.0 ± 3.1 1.2 ± 3.4 0.9 ± 3.7 1.0 ± 3.7 0.9 ± 3.5 1.1 ± 3.5 1.1 ± 3.5

Note. appts, appointments.