Article Figures & Data
Figures
- Figure 1.
Count of patients across Harris County census tracts.
- Figure 2.
The calculated localized Social Vulnerability Index for Harris County census tracts overlayed with the tracts with at least 1 patient to the clinic.
- Figure 3.
Bivariate visualization of the number of patients per census tracts and the calculated localized Social Vulnerability Index values.
- Appendix Figure 1:
Patient and appointment flow diagram.
Tables
Demographics (n = 322) Median IQR Age 45.5 35 to 55 n % 0 to 18 13 4.0% 19 to 29 39 12.1% 30 to 39 56 17.4% 40 to 49 86 26.7% 50 to 59 81 25.2% 60 to 69 37 11.5% 70 to 79 7 2.2% 80+ 3 0.9% Female 188 58.4% Spanish-speaking 120 37.3% Race American Indian or Alaska Native 4 1.2% Asian 4 1.2% Black or African American 29 9.0% Declined to specify 1 0.3% No race specified 269 83.5% White 15 4.7% Ethnicity Hispanic or Latino 159 49.4% No ethnicity specified 132 41.0% Not Hispanic or Latino 31 9.6% Month of first visit October 2021 3 0.9% November 2021 73 22.7% December 2021 33 10.2% January 2022 90 28.0% February 2022 54 16.8% March 2022 22 6.8% April 2022 23 7.1% May 2022 16 5.0% June 2022 8 2.5% Appointments (n = 772) Number of visits November 2021 32 4.1% December 2021 82 10.6% January 2022 112 14.5% February 2022 121 15.7% March 2022 120 15.5% April 2022 107 13.9% May 2022 104 13.5% June 2022 94 12.2% Mode Video 36 4.7% In person 736 95.3% Duration (in minutes) 20 394 51.0% 30 37 4.8% 40 226 29.3% 60 115 14.9% Visit type New Adult Patient Appointment 312 40.4% New Pediatric Patient Appointment 10 1.3% Follow-Up Appointment 375 48.6% Sick Visit Appointment 24 3.1% Procedure 7 0.9% Well Woman Exam 6 0.8% Lab Visit 2 0.3% Nurse Visit 1 0.1% Telehealth Appointment 35 4.5% Abbreviation: IQR, interquartile range.
ICD-10 Description ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Count per Patient Percent of Patient Sample Essential hypertension I10 80 39% Obesity E66.01, E66.9 78 38% Hyperlipidemia E78.2, E78.5 59 28% Type 2 diabetes mellitus E11.65, E11.9 38 18% Overweight E66.3 23 11% Proteinuria R80.9 21 10% Other problems (lifestyle) Z72.89 20 10% Abnormal glucose tolerance test R73.03 19 9% Nicotine dependence and tobacco use Z87.891, F17.200 17 8% Gastro-esophageal reflux disease without esophagitis K21.9 12 6% Hypothyroidism E03.9 11 5% Iron deficiency anemia D50.9 9 4% Insomnia G47.00 8 4% Chronic Pain G89.29 8 4% Note: The denominator is 322 (total patients in the sample).
ICD-10 Block Category Percent of Appointment Sample Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases 39% Diseases of the circulatory system 13% Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified 9% Factors influencing health status and contact with health services 8% Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 7% Diseases of the digestive system 6% Mental and behavioral disorders 5% Diseases of the genitourinary system 4% Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs and certain disorders involving the immune mechanism 3% Diseases of the nervous system 3% Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue 1% Certain infectious and parasitic diseases 1% Neoplasms 1% Note: The denominator is 772 (total number of appointments).
- Table 4.
Social Vulnerability Index Components for Census Tracts With and Without Patients
Variable Tracts without any patients Tracts with 1+ patients P-Value for the Mann-Whitney U Test Median IQR Median IQR Calculated Localized SVI 0.468 0.509 0.597 0.421 9.30E-06 Persons below 150% poverty 23.1 29.5 30.2 24.075 4.90E-04 Civilian (age 16+) unemployed 5.2 5.3 5.95 5.25 3.30E-02 Housing cost-burdened occupied housing units with annual income less than $75,000 30.7 19.6 32.1 19.575 2.50E-02 Persons (age 25+) with no high school 13.8 24.6 21.05 24.775 2.10E-05 Uninsured in the total civilian noninstitutionalized population 18.5 20.4 22.8 16.575 4.60E-05 Persons aged 65 and older 9.8 7.7 10.05 7.425 6.80E-01 Persons aged 17 and younger 26 10.5 27.15 9.475 4.60E-02 Civilian noninstitutionalized population with a disability 8.9 6.2 9.25 5.45 2.30E-01 Single-parent household with children under 18 7.2 8.9 8.4 7.925 1.30E-03 Persons (age 5+) who speak English “less than well 6.1 15.2 11.35 16.425 1.00E-05 Minority 75.7 45.5 86.85 28.4 9.80E-06 Housing in structures with 10 or more units 18.9 43.9 15.9 34.875 8.60E-01 Mobile homes 0 1.4 0 1.6 9.10E-02 At household level (occupied housing units), more people than rooms 4.2 7.7 6.05 8.55 1.70E-03 Households with no vehicle available 3.9 8.8 5 8.575 2.40E-02 Persons in group quarters estimate 0 0.1 0 0.3 5.30E-03 Note: P-values in green are < 0.05.
Abbreviations: IQR, interquartile range; SVI, social vulnerability index.
Thru April 2022 Thru June 2022 Memberships Total Active Memberships 200 183 Total Canceled Memberships 74 123 Office Visits New Office Visits 286 318 Follow-up Office Visits 277 446
