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. 2022 Feb 15;6(2):e33356. doi: 10.2196/33356

Table 2.

Predictors of using portal features and predictors of high use versus low use of clinical features.

Variables in equation Users vs nonusersa (N=263) High use vs low use of clinical featuresb (N=263)

Adjusted odds ratioc 95% CI Adjusted odds ratio 95% CI
Gender

Female 1.00
1.00

Not female 0.89 0.47-1.68 0.840 0.42-1.69
Age (years)

18-23 1.00
1.00

24-29 1.43 0.67-3.03 0.63 0.31-1.28
Ethnicity

Not Hispanic 1.00
1.00

Hispanic 1.13 0.40-3.20 2.97 1.03-8.52
Race

White 1.00
1.00

Black 0.97 0.37-2.55 2.09 0.678-6.42

Asian 0.75 0.30-1.92 4.28 1.08-16.89

Other 0.61 0.21-1.79 2.52 0.630-10.05
University type

Public 1.00
1.00

Not public 0.625 0.327-2.84 1.65 0.808-3.36
Health insurance type

Private insurance 1.00
1.00

Not private 1.20 0.51-2.87 1.03 0.44-2.42
Health condition

Yes 1.00
1.00

No 1.08 0.55-2.10 1.37 0.70-2.67
Total health care encounters past 6 months 1.23 1.05-1.44 1.16 1.01-1.34
eHealth literacy score 0.99 0.96-1.02 0.97 0.94-1.00
Patient engagement score 1.08 1.04-1.13 1.10 1.05-1.15

aFor this table, nonusers were defined as those who reported not using any of the 8 portal features and users were defined as those who reported using at least one of the 8 portal features.

bHigh users were defined as those who used 3 or more clinical portal features and low users were those who used less than 3 clinical portal features.

cResults from multivariable logistic regression models including all variables shown; significant relationships are italicized.