Table 3:
Multivariate logistic regression models of requested procedures not being scheduled during the pandemic
| Unselected model | Selected model | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Predictors | Odds Ratios | 95% CI | p-value | Odds Ratios | 95% CI | p-value | 
|  | ||||||
| Age category (years) | ||||||
| 18–35 | Reference | |||||
| 36–50 | 1.15 | 0.96 – 1.38 | 0.14 | |||
| 51–65 | 1.10 | 0.91 – 1.31 | 0.3 | |||
| >65 | 1.12 | 0.87 – 1.43 | 0.4 | |||
|  | ||||||
| Gender | ||||||
| Male | Reference | |||||
| Female | 1.01 | 0.89 – 1.14 | 0.9 | |||
| Other | 0.35 | 0.04 – 2.82 | 0.3 | |||
|  | ||||||
| Primary language | ||||||
| English | Reference | Reference | ||||
| Spanish | 1.11 | 0.77 – 1.61 | 0.6 | 1.12 | 0.78 – 1.62 | 0.5 | 
| Cantonese | 1.18 | 0.66 – 2.10 | 0.6 | 1.18 | 0.66 – 2.09 | 0.6 | 
| Other | 1.59 | 1.12 – 2.27 | 0.01 | 1.60 | 1.12 – 2.28 | 0.009 | 
|  | ||||||
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||
| White or Caucasian | Reference | Reference | ||||
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.92 | 0.40 – 2.08 | 0.8 | 0.93 | 0.41 – 2.11 | 0.9 | 
| Asian | 1.12 | 0.92 – 1.37 | 0.3 | 1.11 | 0.92 – 1.35 | 0.3 | 
| Black or African American | 1.07 | 0.83 – 1.37 | 0.6 | 1.06 | 0.83 – 1.36 | 0.6 | 
| Latinx | 1.01 | 0.83 – 1.24 | 0.9 | 1.00 | 0.82 – 1.23 | 1.0 | 
| Multi-Race/Ethnicity | 0.84 | 0.53 – 1.34 | 0.5 | 0.83 | 0.52 – 1.32 | 0.4 | 
| Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander | 0.82 | 0.32 – 2.10 | 0.7 | 0.81 | 0.32 – 2.08 | 0.7 | 
| Other | 1.67 | 1.29 – 2.16 | <0.001 | 1.66 | 1.29 – 2.15 | <0.001 | 
| Unknown/declined | 2.39 | 1.79 – 3.18 | <0.001 | 2.37 | 1.78 – 3.16 | <0.001 | 
|  | ||||||
| Marital status | ||||||
| Partnered | Reference | Reference | ||||
| Unpartnered | 1.24 | 1.09 – 1.41 | 0.001 | 1.21 | 1.07 – 1.37 | 0.003 | 
| Unknown/declined | 1.84 | 1.42 – 2.39 | <0.001 | 1.82 | 1.40 – 2.37 | <0.001 | 
|  | ||||||
| Insurance type | ||||||
| Commercial | Reference | Reference | ||||
| Medi-Cal | 0.96 | 0.81 – 1.13 | 0.6 | 0.97 | 0.82 – 1.14 | 0.7 | 
| Medicare | 0.91 | 0.74 – 1.11 | 0.3 | 0.93 | 0.81 – 1.07 | 0.3 | 
| Other | 0.77 | 0.53 – 1.10 | 0.15 | 0.77 | 0.54 – 1.10 | 0.15 | 
| Uninsured/Self-Pay | 2.03 | 1.53 – 2.70 | <0.001 | 2.03 | 1.53 – 2.70 | <0.001 | 
|  | ||||||
| ZIP code median income | ||||||
| Top Quartile | Reference | |||||
| 3rd Quartile | 1.06 | 0.90 – 1.25 | 0.5 | |||
| 2nd Quartile | 0.97 | 0.82 – 1.15 | 0.7 | |||
| Bottom Quartile | 1.04 | 0.86 – 1.26 | 0.7 | |||
|  | ||||||
| ZIP code >100 mi away | 1.04 | 0.88 – 1.25 | 0.6 | |||
|  | ||||||
| Priority level | ||||||
| High | Reference | Reference | ||||
| Normal | 2.42 | 2.02 – 2.90 | <0.001 | 2.43 | 2.03 – 2.90 | <0.001 | 
| Low | 2.46 | 1.96 – 3.10 | <0.001 | 2.46 | 1.95 – 3.09 | <0.001 | 
|  | ||||||
| Multi-panel procedure request | 0.62 | 0.47 – 0.81 | <0.001 | 0.62 | 0.47 – 0.81 | <0.001 | 
|  | ||||||
| Cancer-associated procedure request | 0.72 | 0.60 – 0.87 | 0.001 | 0.73 | 0.61 – 0.88 | 0.001 | 
Outcome was requested procedures not being scheduled (vs completed, scheduled, or canceled). Model selection used backward stepwise methodology. Surgical/procedural specialty was included as a covariate and preserved in model selection, but odds ratios are not displayed. Observations: 11,265. CI: confidence interval.