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 |
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| Child telepsychiatry | |||||||
| Urban | 2.165 | 0.136 | 15.89 | < 0.001 | 8.714 | 6.672 | 11.381 |
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| Male | 1.435 | 0.134 | 10.68 | < 0.001 | 4.199 | 3.227 | 5.463 |
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| Age | −0.100 | 0.006 | −16.04 | < 0.001 | 0.905 | 0.894 | 0.916 |
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| Constant | 0.120 | 0.153 | 0.79 | 0.431 | 1.128 | 0.836 | 1.521 |
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| Teledermatology: base outcome | |||||||
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| Adult telepsychiatry | |||||||
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| Urban | 1.549 | 0.149 | 10.39 | < 0.001 | 4.707 | 3.514 | 6.305 |
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| Male | 0.334 | 0.136 | 2.47 | 0.014 | 1.397 | 1.071 | 1.822 |
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| Age | 0.015 | 0.003 | 4.83 | < 0.001 | 1.015 | 1.009 | 1.021 |
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| Constant | −2.419 | 0.178 | −13.59 | < 0.001 | 0.089 | 0.063 | 0.126 |
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| Other telemedicine specialty | |||||||
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| Urban | 1.974 | 0.254 | 7.77 | < 0.001 | 7.198 | 4.375 | 11.841 |
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| Male | −0.285 | 0.252 | −1.13 | 0.259 | 0.752 | 0.459 | 1.233 |
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| Age | 0.020 | 0.006 | 3.54 | < 0.001 | 1.020 | 1.009 | 1.031 |
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| Constant | −3.948 | 0.335 | −11.78 | < 0.001 | 0.01980.010 | 0.037 | |
Overall likelihood ratio χ2 = 1313.28 with p < 0.001