Table 1.
Prepregnancy Demographic Characteristics for Patients Seen Virtually Compared with In-Person in the Postpartum Hypertension Clinic
| Overall cohort (N = 140) | Virtual visit (N = 92) | In-person visit (N = 48) | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prepregnancy demographics | ||||
| Age (years)a | 33.6 ± 5.7 | 33.1 ± 5.7 | 34.6 ± 5.5 | 0.14 |
| Race, n (%) | 0.36 | |||
| Asian | 9 (6.4) | 4 (4.4) | 5 (10.2) | |
| Black | 46 (32.9) | 28 (30.4) | 18 (37.5) | |
| White | 82 (58.6) | 57 (62.0) | 25 (52.1) | |
| None of the above | 3 (2.1) | 3 (3.3)) | 0 (0) | |
| Hispanic ethnicity, n (%) | 3 (2.1) | 0 (0) | 3 (6.3) | 0.04 |
| Type of insurance, n (%) | 0.77 | |||
| Private | 84 (60.0) | 56 (60.9) | 28 (58.3) | |
| Medicaid | 56 (40.0) | 36 (39.1) | 20 (41.7) | |
| ADI | 64.5 (25.0) | 62.0 (24.7) | 69.2 (24.9) | 0.1 |
| Distance from clinic, median [IQR] (miles) | 11.3 [6.1, 25] | 11.6 [7.7, 30.8] | 7.9 [5.8, 21.1] | 0.02 |
| Prepregnancy BMI (kg/m2) | 31.9 ± 8.7 | 32.3 ± 8.1 | 31.1 ± 9.6 | 0.46 |
| First prenatal systolic BP (mmHg) | 123.1 ± 13.2 | 122.6 ± 13.3 | 124.2 ± 13.1 | 0.51 |
| First prenatal diastolic BP (mmHg) | 75.1 ± 9.2 | 75.8 ± 8.3 | 73.7 ± 10.6 | 0.24 |
a
Data are mean ± SD unless otherwise specified.
ADI, area deprivation index; BMI, body mass index; BP, blood pressure; IQR, interquartile range; SD, standard deviation.