TABLE 1.

Baseline Characteristics for Final Sample Versus Initial Sample, by Pandemic Telehealth Status

	Telehealth			Nontelehealth
Variables	Final sample	Full sample	SMD (%)	Final sample	Full sample	SMD (%)
Age <65	0.212	0.226	3.4	0.148	0.170	5.9
Age 65–74	0.451	0.441	−2.1	0.443	0.420	−4.7
Age 75–84	0.257	0.251	−1.3	0.304	0.298	−1.3
Age >84	0.080	0.082	0.7	0.105	0.113	2.5
Female	0.589	0.587	−0.6	0.527	0.531	0.9
White non-Hispanic	0.524	0.533	1.7	0.550	0.550	−0.1
White Hispanic	0.023	0.021	−1.3	0.028	0.023	−3.2
Black non-Hispanic	0.425	0.412	−2.7	0.388	0.380	−1.7
Others	0.027	0.03	1.6	0.033	0.039	3.0
Cardiometabolic disease	0.990	0.960	−19.2	0.985	0.875	−44.3
Lung disease	0.318	0.304	−3.0	0.237	0.210	−6.5
Alzheimer	0.017	0.016	−0.7	0.018	0.017	−0.6
Depression	0.299	0.276	−5.2	0.196	0.149	−12.6
Cancer	0.128	0.130	0.6	0.099	0.092	−2.3
Chronic kidney disease	0.474	0.444	−6.0	0.423	0.352	−14.8
Arthritis	0.510	0.471	−7.9	0.372	0.290	−17.6
Osteoporosis	0.118	0.109	−3.1	0.091	0.065	−9.5
Outpatient visits per month	1.165	1.035	−10.6	0.539	0.350	−23.7
Have any ED visits	0.420	0.397	−4.7	0.338	0.307	−6.6
Have any inpatient visits	0.265	0.259	−1.2	0.228	0.219	−2.3
Have any telehealth services	0.025	0.022	−1.6	0.028	0.020	−5.3
No. A1c tests	3.824	3.641	−9.1	3.237	2.903	18.5
Mean A1c (%)	6.87	6.88	0.7	6.89	6.91	1.2
LDL (mg/dL)	88.63	88.60	−0.1	88.71	88.73	0.1
DBP (mm Hg)	72.85	72.97	1.5	73.17	73.13	−0.6
SBP (mm Hg)	133.03	133.38	2.8	133.47	134.89	10.1
BMI (kg/m2)	32.54	32.35	−2.6	31.32	31.24	−1.2
Continuity of care index	0.147	0.162	9.3	0.204	0.226	9.8
N	10,988	14,262		20,666	39,631

Variables are shares of the main population included in that group unless otherwise specified.

BMI indicates body mass index; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; ED, emergency department; LDL, low-density lipoprotein; SBP, systolic blood pressure; SMD, standardized mean difference.