Table 1.
A comparison of telehealth and non-telehealth groups on sociodemographic factors
| Variable | Category | Patients | Patients with telehealth visits | Patients lacking telehealth visits | OR (95% CI) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | < 17 | 15 (100%) | 2 (13.33%) | 13 (86.67%) | 0.54 (0.08 – 2.00) | 0.5394 |
| 17 – 25 (reference) | 668 (100%) | 156 (23.35%) | 512 (76.65%) | 1 | N.A. | |
| 26 – 35 | 1452 (100%) | 594 (40.91%) | 858 (59.09%) | 2.27 (1.85 – 2.80) | < 0.0001 | |
| ≥ 36 | 386 (100%) | 186 (48.19%) | 200 (51.81%) | 3.05 (2.33 – 3.99) | < 0.0001 | |
| Ethnicity | Non-Hispanic (reference) | 2098 (100%) | 853 (40.66%) | 1245 (59.34%) | 1 | N.A. |
| Hispanic | 376 (100%) | 71 (18.88%) | 305 (81.12%) | 0.34 (0.26 – 0.44) | < 0.0001 | |
| Undecided | 47 (100%) | 14 (29.79%) | 33 (70.21%) | 0.62 (0.32 – 1.15) | 0.1331 | |
| Race | White (reference) | 1551 (100%) | 683 (44.04%) | 868 (55.96%) | 1 | N.A. |
| Black | 442 (100%) | 132 (29.86%) | 310 (70.14%) | 0.54 (0.43 – 0.68) | < 0.0001 | |
| Asian | 126 (100%) | 44 (34.92%) | 82 (65.08%) | 0.68 (0.46 – 0.99) | 0.0498 | |
| Other | 402 (100%) | 79 (19.65%) | 323 (80.35%) | 0.31 (0.24 – 0.40) | < 0.0001 | |
| Urbanization level | 1 (the urbanist) (reference) | 1313 (100%) | 415 (31.61%) | 898 (68.39%) | 1 | N.A. |
| 2 | 884 (100%) | 337 (38.12%) | 547 (61.88%) | 1.33 (1.11 – 1.59) | 0.0016 | |
| 3 | 201 (100%) | 113 (56.22%) | 88 (43.78%) | 2.78 (2.05 – 3.76) | < 0.0001 | |
| 4 | 18 (100%) | 12 (66.67%) | 6 (33.33%) | 4.27 (1.63 – 12.55) | 0.0016 | |
| 5 | 65 (100%) | 38 (58.46%) | 27 (41.54%) | 3.04 (1.83 – 5.10) | < 0.0001 | |
| 6 (the most rural) | 40 (100%) | 23 (57.5%) | 17 (42.5%) | 2.92 (1.54 – 5.63) | < 0.001 | |
| Insurance type | Commercial (reference) | 1141 (100%) | 552 (48.38%) | 589 (51.62%) | 1 | N.A. |
| TennCare | 890 (100%) | 255 (28.65%) | 635 (71.35%) | 0.43 (0.36 – 0.52) | < 0.0001 | |
| Medicare | 20 (100%) | 12 (60.00%) | 8 (40.00%) | 1.59 (0.65 – 4.14) | 0.3026 | |
| Medicaid | 9 (100%) | 6 (66.67%) | 3 (33.33%) | 2.08 (0.53 – 10.48) | 0.2741 | |
| Other Governmental | 402 (100%) | 89 (22.14%) | 313 (77.86%) | 0.30 (0.23 – 0.39) | < 0.0001 | |
| Other | 59 (100%) | 24 (40.68%) | 35 (59.32%) | 0.73 (0.43 – 1.24) | 0.2483 |
(OR: odds ratio; CI: confidence interval; bold font indicates statistical significance of 0.05 after Bonferroni correction)