Table 4.
Study demographics by visit type
| Characteristic | Office visit, (n = 269; 36%) | Telemedicine, (n = 484; 64%) | p-values |
|---|---|---|---|
| Referral time | |||
| ≤30 d | 164 (61) | 365 (75) | <.01* |
| >30 d | 105 (39) | 119 (25) | |
| Race | |||
| Black/African American | 83 (34) | 141 (32) | .04* |
| White/Caucasian | 125 (51) | 255 (58) | |
| Other | 38 (15) | 42 (10) | |
| Ethnicity | |||
| Hispanic/Latino | 32 (13) | 29 (7) | <.01* |
| Non-Hispanic | 210 (87) | 401 (93) | |
| Language | |||
| English | 243 (92) | 457 (97) | <.01* |
| Non-English | 20 (8) | 15 (3) | |
| Employment | |||
| Employed | 101 (53) | 227 (67) | <.01* |
| Unemployed/other | 91 (47) | 111 (33) | |
| Insurance status | |||
| Medicare/Medicaid | 62 (23) | 83 (17) | .03* |
| Private/other | 148 (55) | 312 (64) | |
| None | 59 (22) | 89 (18) | |
| Housing units per square km | |||
| <35.1 | 69 (26) | 120 (25) | .71 |
| 35.1–139.5 | 67 (25) | 125 (26) | |
| 139.6–400.5 | 73 (27) | 116 (24) | |
| ≥400.6 | 60 (22) | 122 (25) | |
| Proportion of adults who completed high school | |||
| <0.83 | 65 (24) | 114 (24) | .21 |
| 0.83–0.89 | 48 (18) | 111 (23) | |
| 0.90–0.94 | 82 (30) | 153 (32) | |
| ≥0.95 | 74 (28) | 106 (22) | |
| Proportion in poverty | |||
| <0.07 | 74 (28) | 132 (27) | .28 |
| 0.07–0.11 | 77 (29) | 119 (25) | |
| 0.12–0.19 | 64 (24) | 107 (22) | |
| ≥0.20 | 54 (20) | 126 (26) | |
| Distance to hospital | |||
| <24 miles | 102 (38) | 130 (27) | <.01* |
| 24–38 miles | 71 (26) | 131 (27) | |
| 39–70 miles | 55 (20) | 113 (23) | |
| ≥71 miles | 41 (15) | 110 (23) | |
| Distance to hospital—median and interquartile range (miles) | |||
| 39 (24–72) | 37 (23–67) | .06 | |
⁎
statistically significant; p < .05.