Table 1.

Baseline Characteristics of Participants from the IBH-PC Trial Who Were Included in the Delay of Care Analysis

Delay of Medical Care
Baseline CharacteristicNo Delay in Medical Care (n = 1188)Delayed Care Only Once (n = 323)Delayed Care More than Once (n = 447)PϮ
Mean Age ± SD (years)65 ± 1362 ± 1361 ± 13<0.001
Male (%)419 (35%)122 (38%)123 (28%)0.004
White race (%)893 (76%)261 (83%)351 (80%)0.02
Hispanic (%)88 (8%)18 (6%)37 (8%)0.34
Married (%)540 (46%)174 (54%)201 (45%)0.02
Working (%)296 (25%)118 (37%)145 (32%)<0.001
Income <$30,000 (%)600 (51%)128 (41%)238 (54%)<0.001
College graduate (%)500 (57%)174 (54%)240 (55%)<0.001
Presence of food, housing, or financial insecurities (%)228 (19%)72 (22%)147 (33%)<0.001
Mean neighborhood social deprivation index ± SD (units)54 ± 2850 ± 2852 ± 280.17
Time between baseline and follow-up surveys (days)227 ± 38223 ± 29225 ± 250.08
Mental health summary scoreⱡ51 ± 951 ± 847 ± 8<0.001
Physical health summary scoreⱡ45 ± 1046 ± 1043 ± 9<0.001
PHQ-9 depression scoreⱡ5.2 ± 5.45.6 ± 5.37.6 ± 6.0<0.001
GAD-7 anxiety severityⱡ3.6 ± 4.94.0 ± 4.75.6 ± 5.3<0.001
Cardiovascular capacity (METs) ⱡ6.2 ± 2.06.6 ± 2.16.2 ± 2.00.006
Delay of Behavioral Health Care
No Delay in Behavioral Health Care (n = 549)Delayed Care Only Once (n = 71)Delayed Care More than Once (n = 122)P
Mean Age ± SD (years)60 ± 1457 ± 1256 ± 14<0.001
Male (%)172 (32%)24 (34%)32 (26%)0.42
White race (%)410 (76%)47 (71%)88 (73%)0.61
Hispanic (%)48 (9%)3 (5%)13 (11%)0.36
Married (%)206 (38%)28 (39%)44 (36%)0.89
Working (%)144 (26%)28 (40%)37 (30%)0.05
Income <30K (%)330 (61%)37 (53%)79 (65%)0.24
College graduate (%)231 (43%)33 (47%)64 (54%)0.09
Presence of food, housing, or financial insecurities (%)161 (29%)30 (42%)65 (53%)<0.001
Mean neighborhood social deprivation index ± SD (units)57 ± 2855 ± 2759 ± 260.50
Time between baseline and follow-up surveys (days)223 ± 26224 ± 29224 ± 260.08
Mental health summary scoreⱡ48 ± 945 ± 942 ± 7<0.001
Physical health summary scoreⱡ44 ± 1045 ± 940 ± 9<0.001
PHQ-9 depression scoreⱡ7.9 ± 6.59.6 ± 7.111.6 ± 6.5<0.001
GAD-7 anxiety severityⱡ6.0 ± 5.97.4 ± 5.79.1 ± 6.0<0.001
Cardiovascular capacity (METs) ⱡ6.1 ± 2.06.3 ± 1.95.6 ± 2.00.006
  • Abbreviations: IBH-PC = Integrated Behavioral Health in Primary Care, the parent study; SD, standard deviation; PHQ, patient health questionnaire; GAD, generalized anxiety disorder; MET, metabolic equivalents.

  • Ϯ P value represents comparison among the 3 groups in the corresponding row using χ2 tests for categorical variables and Kruskal-Wallis tests for continuous variables.

  • Measured at time of delay assessment.