Table 3.

Patient and provider characteristics associated with having a virtual care visit

Provider variables (n = 154 providers)	Adjusted ORa,b	95% Confidence Interval
Female vs. male provider	1.16	0.92–1.48
Provider age (less than 47.2 years vs. greater than 47.2 years)	0.87	0.68–1.12
Canadian graduate vs. international graduate	1.34	0.83–2.18
Alternative funding vs. fee-for-service	0.81	0.57–1.16
Rural vs. urban clinic	1.21	0.8–1.82
Patient variables (n = 42,647 patients)	OR	95% Confidence Interval
Female vs. male patient	1.14	1.08–1.21
≥ 3 comorbidities vs. no comorbidities	1.78	1.51–2.09
1–2 comorbidities vs. no comorbidities	1.41	1.28–1.55
≥ 10 prescriptions vs. no prescriptions	2.70	2.22–3.29
5–9 prescriptions vs. no prescriptions	2.42	2.07–2.85
1–4 prescriptions vs. no prescriptions	1.86	1.68–2.07
Patient age (≤ 18 years vs. ≥60 years)	0.69	0.58–0.83
Patient age (19–39 years vs. ≥60 years)	0.89	0.81–0.98
Patient age (40–59 years vs. ≥60 years)	0.94	0.86–1.03
Annual visit frequency (per 1 visit increase)	1.00	0.99-1.00

^aMultivariate logistic regression model using generalized estimating equations to assess the association between patients with at least one virtual care visit (yes vs. no)

^bBolding indicates statistical significance