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Table 1 Cohort characteristics by appointment completion status and modality amongst patients scheduled for a GI-CREP appointment

From: Comparing telemedicine and in-person gastrointestinal cancer genetic appointment outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic

Ā 

Appointment Completion

(Nā€‰=ā€‰293)

Ā 

Type of Appointment Completed

(Nā€‰=ā€‰236)

Ā 

Factor

Appointment Completed

(Nā€‰=ā€‰236)

Appointment Not Completed

(Nā€‰=ā€‰57)

p value

In-Person Office Visit

(Nā€‰=ā€‰89)

Telemedicine

(Nā€‰=ā€‰147)

p value

Age, median (IQR)

49 (37, 60.5)

54 (44, 65)

0.064

53 (38, 65)

45 (36, 57)

0.013

Sex

Female

129 (54.7%)

35 (61.4%)

0.36

50 (56.2%)

79 (53.7%)

0.72

Male

107 (45.3%)

22 (38.6%)

39 (43.8%)

68 (46.3%)

Race

White

174 (73.7%)

38 (66.7%)

0.22

65 (73.0%)

109 (74.1%)

0.75

Black

28 (11.9%)

8 (14.0%)

9 (10.1%)

19 (12.9%)

Hispanic

9 (3.8%)

0 (0.0%)

5 (5.6%)

4 (2.7%)

Asian

11 (4.7%)

4 (7.0%)

5 (5.6%)

6 (4.1%)

Other

14 (5.9%)

7 (12.3%)

5 (5.6%)

9 (6.1%)

Marital Status

Single

83 (35.2%)

22 (38.6%)

0.63

29 (32.6%)

54 (36.7%)

0.52

Married

153 (64.8%)

35 (61.4%)

60 (67.4%)

93 (63.3%)

Religion

Christian

115 (48.7%)

27 (47.4%)

0.25

45 (50.6%)

70 (47.6%)

0.24

Jewish

29 (12.3%)

5 (8.8%)

14 (15.7%)

15 (10.2%)

Muslim

5 (2.1%)

4 (7.0%)

3 (3.4%)

2 (1.4%)

Other

87 (36.9%)

21 (36.8%)

27 (30.3%)

60 (40.8%)

Insurance

Private

173 (73.3%)

29 (50.9%)

<ā€‰0.001

60 (67.4%)

113 (76.9%)

0.19

Medicare

45 (19.1%)

15 (26.3%)

22 (24.7%)

23 (15.6%)

Medicaid

17 (7.2%)

9 (15.8%)

6 (6.7%)

11 (7.5%)

Other/Unknown

1 (0.4%)

4 (7.0%)

1 (1.1%)

0 (0.0%)

Distance to Center, median (IQR)

19.75 (8.8, 33.95)

21.4 (11.9, 32.7)

0.30

16.3 (7.1, 33.5)

20.4 (9.6, 34.3)

0.50

Median Income ($), median (IQR)

82571.5 (66230.5, 106,778)

93,571 (69,305, 104,928)

0.51

81,519 (64,237, 104,318)

84,632 (68,224, 107,388)

0.72

Personal History of Cancer

No

147 (62.3%)

15 (30.0%)

<ā€‰0.001

62 (69.7%)

85 (57.8%)

0.069

Yes

89 (37.7%)

35 (70.0%)

27 (30.3%)

62 (42.2%)

Referral Reason

Personal history of cancer

80 (33.9%)

34 (59.6%)

<ā€‰0.001

22 (24.7%)

58 (39.5%)

0.24

Family history of cancer

85 (36.0%)

10 (17.5%)

36 (40.4%)

49 (33.3%)

Personal history of polyps

47 (19.9%)

2 (3.5%)

21 (23.6%)

26 (17.7%)

Family history of genetic syndrome

17 (7.2%)

2 (3.5%)

7 (7.9%)

10 (6.8%)

Other

7 (3.0%)

9 (15.8%)

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

Visit Type

Ā 

In-person

89 (37.7%)

25 (43.9%)

0.39

Telemedicine

147 (62.3%)

32 (56.1%)

Genetic Testing Recommended

No

Ā 

5 (5.6%)

11 (7.5%)

0.58

Yes

84 (94.4%)

136 (92.5%)

Consented for Genetic Testing

(if recommended)

No

Ā 

7 (8.3%)

10 (7.4%)

ļ»æ0.79

Yes

77 (91.7%)

126 (92.6%)

Genetic Testing Completed

(if consented)

No

Ā 

4 (5.2%)

23 (18.3%)

0.008

Yes

73 (94.8%)

103 (81.7%)