Table 4.
Likelihood of referral to endocrinology after evaluation of calcium and PTH is less likely in men, and in patients with co-morbidities.
| Demographics | Endocrinology consultation (N=385) |
No endocrinology consultation (N=2,815) |
p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age in years (mean ± SD) | 62.0 +/− 13.6 | 60.6 +/− 15.2 | 0.0800 |
| Age Group | 0.1679 | ||
| 1. <=35 years old | 20 ( 5.2) | 189 ( 6.7) | |
| 2. 36 to 45 years old | 22 ( 5.7) | 220 ( 7.8) | |
| 3. 46 to 55 years old | 62 (16.1) | 534 (19.0) | |
| 4. 56 to 65 years old | 117 (30.4) | 790 (28.1) | |
| 5. 66 to 75 years old | 104 (27.0) | 639 (22.7) | |
| 6. 76 to 85 years old | 50 (13.0) | 343 (12.2) | |
| 7. >85 years old | 10 ( 2.6) | 100 ( 3.6) | |
| Gender | <.0001 | ||
| Female | 310 (80.5) | 1864 (66.2) | |
| Male | 75 (19.5) | 951 (33.8) | |
| Race/Ethnicity | 0.4534 | ||
| 1. White | 224 (58.2) | 1594 (56.6) | |
| 2. Black | 156 (40.5) | 1158 (41.1) | |
| 3. Other | 5 ( 1.3) | 63 ( 2.2) | |
| Insurance | 0.5196 | ||
| 1. Commercial | 243 (63.1) | 1771 (62.9) | |
| 2. Medicare | 114 (29.6) | 884 (31.4) | |
| 3. Medicaid | 23 ( 6.0) | 123 ( 4.4) | |
| 4. Other/Uninsured/Unknown | 5 ( 1.3) | 37 ( 1.3) | |
| Encounter Type | <.0001 | ||
| 1. Outpatient | 340 (88.3) | 2043 (72.6) | |
| 2. Inpatient | 25 ( 6.5) | 547 (19.4) | |
| 3. ER | 17 ( 4.4) | 130 ( 4.6) | |
| Any Comorbidity | <.0001 | ||
| No | 137 (35.6) | 642 (22.8) | |
| Yes | 248 (64.4) | 2173 (77.2) | |
| Kidney Stone | 16 ( 4.2) | 104 ( 3.7) | 0.6549 |
| Fracture | 12 ( 3.1) | 204 ( 7.2) | 0.0024 |
| Osteoporosis | 29 ( 7.5) | 273 ( 9.7) | 0.1728 |
| Year of Index Calcium | 0.008 | ||
| 2011 | 106 (27.5) | 594 (21.1) | |
| 2012 | 77 (20.0) | 541 (19.2) | |
| 2013 | 75 (19.5) | 500 (17.8) | |
| 2014 | 58 (15.1) | 552 (19.6) | |
| 2015 | 69 (17.9) | 628 (22.3) |