Table 1.
Demographic Characteristics of All Patients and by Acute Healthcare Utilization Event Group Membership (N=137)
| Demographic Variable | All Patients (N=137) | Group
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Test Statistic | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 Events (n=25) | 1–3 Events (n=54) | 4–23 Events (n=58) | ||||
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| Age | F(2,134) = 4.85 | 0.01 | ||||
| Mean (SD) | 34.1 (11.7) | 33.9 (10.3) | 37.6 (12.1) | 30.9 (11.2) | ||
| Min-Max | 18–74 | 20–57 | 20–68 | 18–74 | ||
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| Age group, n (%) | X2(2) = 8.31 | 0.02 | ||||
| 18–30 | 66 (48) | 11 (44) | 19 (35) | 36 (62) | ||
| 31+ | 71 (52) | 14 (56) | 35 (65) | 22 (38) | ||
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| Gender, n (%) | X2(2) = 0.40 | 0.82 | ||||
| Female | 89 (65) | 15 (60) | 35 (65) | 39 (67) | ||
| Male | 48 (35) | 10 (40) | 19 (35) | 19 (33) | ||
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| Race, n (%) | 1a | |||||
| Other | 3 (2) | 0 (0) | 1 (2) | 2 (3) | ||
| African American | 134 (98) | 25 (100) | 53 (98) | 56 (97) | ||
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| Education, n (%) | 0.49 a | |||||
| ≤High school | 61 (45) | 10 (40) | 21 (39) | 30 (52) | ||
| ≥High school | 69 (50) | 14 (56) | 31 (57) | 24 (41) | ||
| Unknown | 7 (5) | 1 (4) | 2 (4) | 4 (7) | ||
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| Sickle cell type, n (%) | 0.85 a | |||||
| SS | 106 (77) | 21 (84) | 39 (72) | 46 (79) | ||
| SC | 17 (12) | 2 (8) | 8 (15) | 7 (12) | ||
| Other | 14 (10) | 2 (8) | 7 (13) | 5 (9) | ||
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| Computer Use, n (%) | 0.83 a | |||||
| Daily | 57 (42) | 13 (52) | 22 (41) | 22 (38) | ||
| Weekly | 23 (17) | 2 (8) | 11 (20) | 10 (17) | ||
| Monthly | 24 (18) | 5 (20) | 9 (17) | 10 (17) | ||
| Never | 16 (12) | 3 (12) | 7 (13) | 6 (10) | ||
| Missing | 17 (12) | 2 (8) | 5 (9) | 10 (17) | ||
a
Produced by Fisher’s exact test.