Demographic Characteristics of Active Patient Population of Adult Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) Patients in the Intervention (FM) Group and the Control (GIM) Group (N = 71)
Intervention (FM) (Patient N = 47), % | Control (GIM) (Patient N = 24), % | P-Value | |
---|---|---|---|
Gender | |||
Male | 40.4 | 33.3 | .56 |
Age (years) | |||
18 to 28 | 31.9 | 29.2 | .94 |
29 to 44 | 42.5 | 41.7 | |
45+ | 25.5 | 29.2 | |
Insurance Status | |||
Private | 32.6 | 34.8 | .85 |
Public | 67.4 | 65.2 | |
Race | |||
Black | 100 | 95.8 | .34 |
White | 0 | 4.2 | |
Other | 0 | ||
Ethnicity | |||
Non-Hispanic | 100 | 100 | 1.0 |
Arrived Office Visits | |||
1 to 4 visits | 44.7 | 20.8 | .07 |
5 to 10 visits | 29.8 | 29.2 | |
11 + visits | 25.5 | 50 | |
Emergency Department Visits | |||
0 visits | 36.1 | 50 | .31 |
1 to 3 visits | 38.3 | 20.8 | |
4 + visits | 25.5 | 29.2 | |
Hospital Inpatient Visits | |||
0 visits | 53.2 | 58.3 | .43 |
1 to 3 visits | 34 | 20.8 | |
4 + visits | 12.8 | 20.8 | |
Problem Count | |||
1 to 8 problems | 36.2 | 33.3 | .44 |
9 to 14 problems | 36.2 | 25 | |
15 + problems | 27.7 | 41.7 |
FM, family medicine; GIM, general internal medicine.