Table 2.
Patient-reported emergency department (ED) visits in the last 6 months.
| Variables | 1 visit n=100 n (%) | 2 visits n=80 n (%) | ≥3 visits n=110 n (%) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Race | 0.36 | |||
| Caucasian | 48 (39) | 34 (27) | 42 (34) | |
| African-American | 52 (31) | 46 (28) | 68 (41) | |
| Insurance Status | 0.33 | |||
| Private/Medicare | 48 (41) | 33 (28) | 37 (31) | |
| Medicaid | 14 (32) | 12 (27) | 18 (41) | |
| None | 38 (30) | 35 (27) | 55 (43) | |
| Age | 0.57 | |||
| 19 to 31 | 40 (38) | 29 (28) | 35 (34) | |
| 32 to 45 | 22 (28) | 22 (28) | 34 (44) | |
| 45 to 65 | 29 (33) | 22 (25) | 36 (41) | |
| 65+ | 9 (43) | 7 (33) | 5 (24) | |
| Gender | 0.66 | |||
| Female | 60 (33) | 53 (29) | 67 (37) | |
| Usual place of healthcare | 0.0002* | |||
| Physician’s office/Health clinic | 74 (41) | 50 (27) | 58 (32) | |
| ED | 5 (9) | 17 (31) | 33 (60) | |
| No usual place | 21(41) | 13 (25) | 17 (33) | |
| Self-referral to ED | 80 (37) | 56 (26) | 81 (37) | 0.81 |
| Hospital admission | <0.0001* | |||
| In last 6 months | 9 (12) | 20 (26) | 47 (62) |
*
Statistically significant