Table 2.
Bivariate associations of baseline characteristics by missed appointment status (n = 278,171).
| Variable | Total, n (%) | Missed appointment status |
p-Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Made appointment (n = 228,308), n (%) | Missed appointment (n = 49,863), n (%) | |||
| Age | <.001 | |||
| <18 | 112,711 (40.5) | 93,572 (83.0) | 19,139 (17.0) | |
| 18–64 | 153,110 (55.0) | 124,105 (81.1) | 29,005 (18.9) | |
| >64 | 12,350 (4.4) | 10,631 (86.1) | 1719 (13.9) | |
| Ethnicity | <.001 | |||
| Non-Hispanic | 139,134 (50.0) | 115,154 (82.8) | 23,980 (17.2) | |
| Hispanic | 139,037 (50.0) | 113,154 (81.4) | 25,883 (18.6) | |
| Race | <.001 | |||
| White | 174568 (62.8) | 144,795 (82.9) | 29,773 (17.1) | |
| Black or African American | 34,538 (12.4) | 26,901 (77.9) | 7637 (22.1) | |
| Asian | 7104 (2.6) | 6201 (87.3) | 903 (12.7) | |
| American Indian, Alaska Native, other Pacific Is. | 3202 (1.2) | 2589 (80.9) | 613 (19.1) | |
| Mixed race | 6136 (2.2) | 5034 (82.0) | 1102 (18.0) | |
| Other | 52,623 (18.9) | 42,788 (81.3) | 9835 (18.7) | |
| Insurance coverage | <.001 | |||
| Private insurance | 47,390 (17.0) | 41,795 (88.2) | 5595 (11.8) | |
| Medicare | 16,234 (5.8) | 13,638 (84.0) | 2596 (16.0) | |
| Medicaid | 123,868 (44.5) | 102,108 (82.4) | 21,760 (17.6) | |
| Uninsured | 88,601 (31.9) | 70,736 (79.8) | 17,865 (20.2) | |
| Service line | <.001 | |||
| Family practice | 88,044 (31.7) | 70,234 (79.8) | 17,810 (20.2) | |
| Mental health | 59,074 (21.2) | 49,328 (83.5) | 9746 (16.5) | |
| Obstetrics/gynecology | 40,035 (14.4) | 33,257 (83.1) | 6778 (16.9) | |
| Paediatrics | 84,671 (30.4) | 69,981 (82.7) | 14,690 (17.3) | |
| Senior care | 6329 (2.3) | 5503 (86.9) | 826 (13.1) | |
| Metropolitan status | .01 | |||
| Nonmetropolitan | 9418 (3.4) | 7829 (83.1) | 1589 (16.9) | |
| Metropolitan | 268,610 (96.6) | 220,355 (82.0) | 48,255 (18.0) | |
| Distance from clinic | .05 | |||
| <5 miles | 76,606 (27.5) | 62,785 (82.0) | 13,821 (18.0) | |
| 5–10 miles | 72,930 (26.2) | 59,952 (82.2) | 12,978 (17.8) | |
| 10–20 miles | 77,670 (27.9) | 63,845 (82.2) | 13,825 (17.8) | |
| 20–50 miles | 44,565 (16.0) | 36,417 (81.7) | 8148 (18.3) | |
| ≥50 miles | 6400 (2.3) | 5309 (83.0) | 1091 (17.0) | |
| MUA status | <.001 | |||
| Non-MUA | 142,496 (51.2) | 115,854 (81.3) | 26,642 (18.7) | |
| MUA | 135,532 (48.7) | 112,330 (82.9) | 23,202 (17.1) | |
| Appointment type | <.001 | |||
| Face-to-face appointments | 207,621 (74.6) | 168,871 (81.3) | 38,750 (18.7) | |
| Telemedicine appointments | 70,550 (25.4) | 59,437 (84.2) | 11,113 (15.8) | |
Note. Missing data not included in statistical analyses.