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. 2020 Dec 7;18(1):1e.

Table 3.

Results of the multinomial logistics regression for which specialty a patient used (base is assumed to be teledermatology) with predictor variables the patient's age, gender, and location.

Predictor variables Coefficient Standard error of coefficient Z P-value Relative risk ratios
Mean 95% confidence Interval
Lower bound Upper bound
Child telepsychiatry
Urban 2.165 0.136 15.89 < 0.001 8.714 6.672 11.381

Male 1.435 0.134 10.68 < 0.001 4.199 3.227 5.463

Age −0.100 0.006 −16.04 < 0.001 0.905 0.894 0.916

Constant 0.120 0.153 0.79 0.431 1.128 0.836 1.521

Teledermatology: base outcome

Adult telepsychiatry

Urban 1.549 0.149 10.39 < 0.001 4.707 3.514 6.305

Male 0.334 0.136 2.47 0.014 1.397 1.071 1.822

Age 0.015 0.003 4.83 < 0.001 1.015 1.009 1.021

Constant −2.419 0.178 −13.59 < 0.001 0.089 0.063 0.126

Other telemedicine specialty

Urban 1.974 0.254 7.77 < 0.001 7.198 4.375 11.841

Male −0.285 0.252 −1.13 0.259 0.752 0.459 1.233

Age 0.020 0.006 3.54 < 0.001 1.020 1.009 1.031

Constant −3.948 0.335 −11.78 < 0.001 0.01980.010 0.037

Overall likelihood ratio χ2 = 1313.28 with p < 0.001