Table 2 Bivariate analysis on no-show status and other covariates
From: No-shows to primary care appointments: subsequent acute care utilization among diabetic patients
N = 8787 | N (%) | No-show to last | Pvalue* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
scheduled appointment | ||||
N (%) | ||||
Gender | Female | 5268(59.9%) | 827(15.7%) | 0.14 |
Male | 3519(40.1%) | 594(16.9%) | ||
Age | 18–30 | 314(3.6%) | 87(27.7%) | <0.0001 |
31–45 | 1676(19.1%) | 359(21.4%) | ||
46–70 | 5695(64.8%) | 837(14.7%) | ||
≥ 71 | 1102(12.5%) | 138(12.5%) | ||
Race | Black | 3655(41.6%) | 647(17.7%) | <0.0001 |
Other | 782(8.9%) | 172(22.0%) | ||
Unknown | 383(4.4%) | 67(17.5%) | ||
White | 3967(45.2%) | 535(13.5%) | ||
Insurance | Medicaid | 779(8.9%) | 169(21.7%) | <0.0001 |
Medicare | 2746(31.3%) | 365(13.3%) | ||
Self-pay | 471(5.4%) | 135(28.7%) | ||
County | 2792(31.8%) | 498(17.8%) | ||
Tax-funded | ||||
Program | ||||
Commercial Insurance | 1999(22.8%) | 254(12.7%) | ||
Cardiovascular | Yes | 1313(14.9%) | 200(15.2%) | 0.32 |
No | 7474(85.1%) | 1221(16.3%) | ||
Nephropathy | Yes | 526(6.0%) | 83(15.8%) | 0.80 |
No | 8261(94.0%) | 1338(16.2%) | ||
Charlson Score | 1 | 6495(73.9%) | 1064(16.4%) | 0.38 |
2 | 1497(17.0%) | 242(16.2%) | ||
3+ | 795(9.1%) | 115(14.5%) | ||
ED visits within 6 months prior to last scheduled primary care appointment | Yes | 2584(29.4%) | 553(21.4%) | <0.0001 |
No | 6203(70.6%) | 868(14.0%) | ||
Hospital admissions within 6 months prior to last scheduled primary care appointment | Yes | 1081(12.3%) | 288(26.6%) | <0.0001 |
No | 7706(87.7%) | 1133(14.7%) |