Table 3.

Utilization of Mid-Ohio Farmacy Food Pantries by New and Existing Visitors

Characteristic	Total Visitors (n = 164) Mean (SD)	New Visitors (n = 64) Mean (SD)	Existing Visitors (n = 100) Mean (SD)	P value^*
Characteristic	Total visits	7.8 (9.7)	4.0 (5.6)	P value^*	10.1 (10.9)	<.001
Days to first visit	51.4 (75.1)	74.8 (97.2)	36.3 (51.9)	<.001
Distance traveled (miles)	3.7 (2.7)	4.4 (2.8)	3.3 (2.6)	.015
Produce visits^{^†}	1.2 (3.9)	1.2 (2.7)	1.2 (4.5)	.979
Visits within 30 days post-referral	1.1 (1.5)	0.8 (0.9)	1.4 (1.6)	.012
Visits >30 ≤ 60 days post-referral	1.3 (1.9)	0.65 (1.2)	1.8 (2.2)	<.001
Visits >60 ≤ 90 days post-referral	0.9 (1.5)	0.5 (0.9)	1.2 (1.7)	.001

SD, standard deviation.
↵* P value estimated from t test.
↵† Produce visits are defined as those where the patient predominantly selects produce items from the food pantry as indicated in the FreshTrak system by pantry staff.