Table 1 Baseline Characteristics of Beneficiaries by Outpatient Utilization Category
|  | Beneficiaries (N = 16,222) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Baseline Characteristics | No Visit in Study Period (N = 2,976) | Only Telehealth Visits (N = 2,929) | Only In-person Visits (N = 4,853) | Both Telehealth and In-person (N = 5,464) |
Sociodemographic | ||||
Mean Age (SD) | 74.53 (6.56) | 74.85 (6.53) | 74.81 (6.25) | 75.86 (6.61) |
 Age 65–74, % | 60.52 | 57.60 | 57.04 | 49.96 |
 Age 75–85 | 28.93 | 32.02 | 34.19 | 38.45 |
 Age 86 +  | 10.55 | 10.38 | 8.78 | 11.58 |
Female | 59.91 | 61.66 | 58.46 | 62.06 |
Race, % | ||||
 Non-Hispanic White | 95.67 | 96.07 | 96.25 | 96.32 |
 Other | 4.33 | 3.93 | 3.75 | 3.68 |
Medicaid Insurance Ever, % | 6.05 | 5.57 | 4.62 | 6.57 |
Disability Entitlement, % | 3.76 | 4.47 | 3.75 | 4.92 |
Rural/Urban, % | ||||
 Urban | 70.80 | 74.05 | 64.87 | 70.31 |
 Suburban | 19.76 | 16.01 | 21.80 | 18.28 |
 Large Town | 8.17 | 8.54 | 11.79 | 10.21 |
 Small Town/Isolated Rural | 1.28 | 1.40 | 1.55 | 1.17 |
Health Conditions | ||||
Mean HCC Score (SD) | 0.93 (0.99) | 1.02 (1.04) | 0.972 (0.899) | 1.43 (1.26) |
3 or More Chronic Conditions % | 31.32 | 47.90 | 40.96 | 64.00 |