Table 2.
Health Outcomes Across Three Routine and Socioeconomic Status Tertiles (Means With Standard Deviations and Percentages)
| Routine Tertile | Overall p value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low routine (n = 155) | Medium routine (n = 181) | High routine (n = 125) | ||
| Health status, mean (SD) | ||||
| Physical function | 45.3 (9.0) | 47.8 (8.5) | 50.3 (9.1) | <.001 |
| Anxiety | 52.8 (8.9) | 51.1 (8.3) | 49.0 (9.1) | .002 |
| Depression | 48.3 (9.0) | 45.6 (7.5) | 44.2 (7.4) | <.001 |
| Urgent health care utilization, % | ||||
| ED | 27.7 | 13.8 | 17.6 | .005 |
| Hospitalization | 19.5 | 16.0 | 12.8 | .32 |
| SEP Tertile | ||||
| Low SEP (n = 156) | Medium SEP (n = 165) | High SEP (n = 140) | Overall p value | |
| Health status, mean (SD) | ||||
| Physical function | 42.2 (7.9) | 49.3 (8.8) | 51.8 (7.6) | <.001 |
| Anxiety | 52.5 (8.8) | 50.0 (9.2) | 50.9 (8.2) | .04 |
| Depression | 48.3 (8.8) | 45.0 (8.0) | 45.0 (7.2) | <.001 |
| Urgent health care utilization, % | ||||
| ED | 30.8 | 18.2 | 8.6 | <.001 |
| Hospitalization | 21.2 | 15.2 | 12.1 | .09 |
Note: ED = emergency department; SEP = socioeconomic position.