Table 1.
Patient characteristics before pandemic and during pandemic.
| Before pandemic(a) Jan 2019 – Feb 2020 |
During pandemic Mar 2020 – Mar 2022 |
Diff, % | 95% CI, %(b) | P-value(c) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of patients | 33184 | 46943 | NA | NA | NA | ||
| Age | |||||||
| Median, (± SD) | 63.3 (47.3 - 79.4) | 63.2 (46.9 - 79.3) | NA | NA | 0.003(d) | ||
| 0 - 17 years old | 0.4% | 126 | 0.4% | 183 | 0.01 | (-0.08, 0.1) | 0.82 |
| 18 - 44 years old | 16.9% | 5592 | 18.1% | 8479 | 1.21 | (0.68, 1.74) | <0.001 |
| 45 - 64 years old | 37.5% | 12437 | 35.9% | 16848 | -1.59 | (-2.27, -0.91) | <0.001 |
| >65 years old | 45.3% | 15029 | 45.7% | 21430 | 0.36 | (-0.34, 1.06) | 0.312 |
| Sex | |||||||
| Female | 56.9% | 18897 | 57.4% | 26968 | 0.50 | (-0.18, 1.21) | 0.147 |
| Male | 43.1% | 14286 | 42.5% | 19968 | -0.50 | (-1.21, 0.18) | 0.147 |
| Race | |||||||
| White | 82.1% | 27232 | 81.5% | 38272 | -0.54 | (-1.08, 0.01) | 0.053 |
| Black | 12.4% | 4103 | 12.3% | 5788 | -0.04 | (-0.5, 0.43) | 0.884 |
| Asian | 1.3% | 446 | 1.5% | 694 | 0.13 | (-0.03, 0.3) | 0.114 |
| Other(e) | 3.0% | 988 | 3.2% | 1498 | 0.21 | (-0.03, 0.46) | 0.086 |
| Unknown | 1.3% | 415 | 1.5% | 691 | 0.22 | (0.06, 0.38) | 0.008 |
| Ethnicity | |||||||
| Hispanic | 3.1% | 1001 | 3.3% | 1506 | 0.21 | (-0.03, 0.46) | 0.096 |
| Non-Hispanic | 96.9% | 31796 | 96.7% | 44653 | -0.21 | (-0.46, 0.03) | 0.096 |
| Type of Insurance | |||||||
| Private | 43.6% | 14475 | 45.6% | 21401 | 1.97 | (1.27, 2.67) | <0.001 |
| Public | 53.3% | 17702 | 50.4% | 23645 | -2.98 | (-3.68, -2.27) | <0.001 |
| Other | 0.8% | 272 | 0.8% | 381 | -0.01 | (-0.13, 0.12) | 0.901 |
| Uninsured | 2.0% | 677 | 3.1% | 1443 | 1.03 | (0.82, 1.25) | <0.001 |
| Employment Status | |||||||
| Retired | 46.5% | 15019 | 43.9% | 19996 | -2.55 | (-3.25, -1.84) | <0.001 |
| Full Time | 26.1% | 8443 | 28.8% | 13121 | 2.70 | (2.07, 3.34) | <0.001 |
| Part Time | 4.9% | 1583 | 5.0% | 2286 | 0.12 | (-0.19, 0.43) | 0.434 |
| Self Employed | 3.9% | 1252 | 3.9% | 1761 | -0.01 | (-0.28, 0.27) | 0.97 |
| Not Employed | 9.3% | 2997 | 9.8% | 4450 | 0.50 | (0.09, 0.92) | 0.019 |
| Disabled | 8.2% | 2635 | 7.1% | 3251 | -1.01 | (-1.39, -0.63) | <0.001 |
| Student - Full Time | 1.1% | 347 | 1.3% | 598 | 0.24 | (0.09, 0.39) | 0.003 |
| Student - Part Time | 0.1% | 22 | 0.1% | 30 | 0.00 | (-0.04, 0.03) | 0.908 |
| On Active Military Duty | 0.0% | 13 | 0.0% | 17 | 0.00 | (-0.03, 0.03) | 0.84 |
| Interpreter needed? | |||||||
| N | 98.6% | 32369 | 98.6% | 45805 | -0.02 | (-0.18, 0.15) | 0.849 |
| Y | 1.4% | 461 | 1.4% | 660 | 0.02 | (-0.15, 0.18) | 0.849 |
| Area Deprivation Index | |||||||
| (Higher SE status) 0 - 25 | 10.9% | 2575 | 11.4% | 3592 | 0.41 | (-0.12, 0.94) | 0.129 |
| 25 - 50 | 38.8% | 9144 | 38.2% | 12089 | -0.65 | (-1.47, 0.18) | 0.123 |
| 50 - 75 | 31.1% | 7317 | 30.9% | 9772 | -0.21 | (-0.99, 0.57) | 0.605 |
| (Lower SE status) 75 -100 | 19.1% | 4502 | 19.6% | 6192 | 0.44 | (-0.22, 1.11) | 0.195 |
| Rural-Urban Continuum Codes | |||||||
| Metropolitan Counties | 90.5% | 22244 | 90.9% | 30053 | 0.42 | (-0.06, 0.89) | 0.089 |
| Non-Metropolitan Counties | 9.5% | 2329 | 9.1% | 2995 | -0.42 | (-0.89, 0.06) | 0.089 |
(a)
Data is expressed as the percentage and number of patients. Numbers may not sum to the total number of patients due to missing data. Percentages have been rounded and may not sum to an accurate total of 100%.
(b)
Calculated based on a percentage difference and a 95% confidence interval.
(c)
Unless otherwise indicated, values are calculated using a chi-square test.
(d)
Calculated using the Kruskal-Wallis test.
(e)
Includes American Indian or Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, Mixed Race, and Other
(f)Acronyms and Abbreviations: CI: Confidence Interval; SD: Standard Deviation; NA: Not applicable; SE: Socioeconomic.