Skip to main content

Table 3 Factors associated with frequent telemedicine users in outpatient care during the Covid-19 among telehealth users, 2020 (N = 19,503)

From: Socioeconomic factors associated with use of telehealth services in outpatient care settings during the COVID-19

Independent Variables

Odds Ratio

95% CI

p-Value

Age Group (in year)

   

 <= 5

0.80

[0.33–1.92]

0.612

 6–17

0.63

[0.27–1.52]

0.305

 18–24

0.61

[0.43–0.87]

0.006

 25–34

0.90

[0.72–1.11]

0.308

 35–44 (reference)

   

 45–54

1.01

[0.86–1.18]

0.947

 55–64

1.07

[0.92–1.25]

0.364

 65–74

0.98

[0.82–1.18]

0.859

 >= 75

1.06

[0.87–1.29]

0.559

Gender

   

 Male

0.89

[0.82–0.96]

0.002

 Female (reference)

1.00

  

Race/Ethnicity

   

 Asian

0.83

[0.71–0.98]

0.024

 Black

1.06

[0.95–1.17]

0.317

 Hispanic/Latino

1.04

[0.92–1.19]

0.540

 Other

0.92

[0.76–0.90]

0.344

 White (reference)

1.00

  

Language

   

 Spanish

0.87

[0.71–1.08]

0.201

 Other

0.86

[0.734–0.99]

0.041

 English (reference)

1.00

  

Insurance

   

 Medicare

1.33

[1.16–1.52]

< 0.001

 Medicaid

1.19

[1.07–1.34]

0.002

 Private (reference)

1.00

  

Medical Specialty

   

 Pediatric

1.12

[0.48–2.57]

0.797

 Specialty*

0.93

[0.86–1.01]

0.105

 Adult Medicine (reference)

1.00

  
  1. Note: *includes cardiology, gastroenterology, rheumatology, endocrinology, and neurology