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. 2021 Jan 12;18(5):696–703. doi: 10.1016/j.jacr.2020.12.009

Table 2.

Multivariable analysis assessing diagnostic radiology examination utilization post-COVID-19 shutdown

Variable All Care Settings
Outpatient Only
Odds Ratio P Value Odds Ratio P Value
Age (y)
 18-29 Reference Reference
 30-39 0.87 <.01 0.88 <.01
 40-49 0.89 <.01 0.92 .06
 50-64 0.96 .22 0.99 .74
 65-74 0.98 .56 1.02 .59
 75-84 1.05 .24 1.10 .05
 85+ 0.99 .91 1.02 .79
Male 1.03 .13 1.00 .93
Race
 White Reference Reference
 Black 1.02 .66 0.93 .10
 Asian 0.90 .02 0.87 <.01
 Other 1.19 <.01 1.12 <.01
Hispanic ethnicity 0.82 <.01 0.81 <.01
Priority community 0.25 <.0001 0.26 <.0001
Insurance
 Private Reference Reference
 Public 0.99 .63 0.99 .80
 Other or unknown 1.15 <.01 1.13 .02
Marital status
 Single Reference Reference
 Married 0.93 <.01 0.93 <.01
 Divorced or separated 0.93 <.05 0.92 <.05
 Other 0.81 <.01 0.84 <.01
Modality
 X-ray Reference Reference
 CT 1.03 .23 1.00 .92
 DEXA 1.40 <.0001 1.34 <.0001
 Mammogram 1.63 <.0001 1.58 <.0001
 MR 1.17 <.0001 1.14 <.0001
 Ultrasound 1.16 <.0001 1.15 <.0001
 Other 0.97 .46 0.95 .34
Setting
 ED Reference n/a n/a
 Inpatient 0.66 <.0001 n/a n/a
 Outpatient 0.81 <.0001 n/a n/a

COVID-19 = coronavirus disease 2019; DEXA = dual energy x-ray absorptiometry; ED = emergency department; n/a = not applicable.

Statistically significant.