Table 1.
Comparison of patient characteristic between telemedicine and office visits
| Office visits March 2019–March 2020 | Telemedicine visits April 2020–June 2020 | p-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean / Percentage (N = 415) |
SD | Mean / Percentage (N = 72) |
SD | ||
| Mean patient age (years) | 11.71 | 4.63 | 11.94 | 4.87 | 0.6951 |
| Mean distance from clinic (miles) | 95.71 | 88.74 | 100.3 | 72.83 | 0.6759 |
| Mean annual income by zip code (dollars) | $55,556 | 12,643.1 | $57,195 | 12,358.1 | 0.3088 |
| Rural designation by zip code (%) | 51.57% | 52.78% | 0.8504 | ||
| Diagnosis: juvenile idiopathic arthritis (%) | 13.73% | 29.17% | 0.001 | ||
| Diagnosis: pediatric fibromyalgia (%) | 24.10% | 22.22% | 0.7304 | ||
Independent sample t-test for continuous variables
Chi-square test for categorical variables