Table 1.
Patient Characteristics
| Characteristic | Completed (n = 11,547) | No show (n = 812) | p Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Visit type, n (%) | <0.001 | ||
| eClinic | 777 (6.7) | 126 (15.5) | |
| Traditional | 10,770 (93.3) | 686 (84.5) | |
| Hispanic ethnicity | 363 (3.2) | 38 (4.8) | 0.017 |
| Age, y, mean (SD) | 53.8 (16.5) | 45.9 (16.2) | <0.001 |
| Sex, F, n (%) | 6,313 (54.7) | 448 (55.2) | 0.784 |
| Race, n (%) | <0.001 | ||
| Caucasian | 9,557 (87.2) | 568 (75.53) | |
| African-American | 965 (8.8) | 158 (21.0) | |
| Asian | 392 (3.6) | 21 (2.8) | |
| American Indian and Alaskan Native | 8 (0.1) | 0 (0) | |
| Need for interpreter, n (%) | 206 (1.8) | 10 (1.2) | 0.330 |
| Surgical section, n (%) | <0.001 | ||
| Acute care | 2,316 (20.1) | 275 (33.9) | |
| Colorectal | 2,115 (18.3) | 178 (21.9) | |
| Endocrine | 2,985 (25.9) | 101 (12.4) | |
| Hepatopancreaticobiliary | 855 (7.5) | 43 (5.3) | |
| Minimally-invasive | 2,373 (20.55) | 112 (13.8) | |
| Plastic and reconstruction | 902 (7.8) | 103 (12.7) | |
| Year of visit, n (%) | 0.032 | ||
| 2018 | 6,019 (52.1) | 388 (47.8) | |
| 2019 | 4,666 (40.4) | 266 (45.1) | |
| 2020 | 861 (7.5) | 58 (7.1) | |
| Marital status | <0.001 | ||
| Single | 2,701 (30.5) | 290 (49.4) | |
| Married | 5,377 (60.7) | 226 (38.5) | |
| Legally separated | 42 (0.5) | 10 (1.7) | |
| Divorced | 405 (4.6) | 35 (6.0) | |
| Widowed | 341 (3.9) | 26 (4.4) |