Variable | PMR Clinic | EMR Clinic | Total | χ2* | P Value |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | |||
184 (42%) | 249 (58%) | 433 | |||
Gender | 0.25 | .66 | |||
Female | 137 (74%) | 180 (72%) | 317 (73%) | ||
Age (mean ± SD) | 52.1 ± 11.5 | 53.2 ± 17.4 | 52.7 ± 15.2 | t = 0.77 | .44 |
Race/ethnicity | 4.62 | .33 | |||
White | 106 (58%) | 150 (60%) | 256 (59%) | ||
Hispanic | 25 (14%) | 31 (12%) | 56 (13%) | ||
Black | 47 (25%) | 62 (25%) | 109 (25%) | ||
Asian and other | 6 (3%) | 6 (2%) | 12 (3%) | ||
Education | 67.23 | <.001 | |||
Less than high school | 43 (24%) | 13 (5%) | 56 (13%) | ||
High school | 43 (24%) | 35 (14%) | 78 (18%) | ||
Some college | 72 (40%) | 85 (34%) | 157 (37%) | ||
College graduate | 21 (10%) | 84 (34%) | 105 (24%) | ||
Post-graduate | 5 (3%) | 32 (13%) | 37 (8%) | ||
Chief complaint type | 0.83 | .66 | |||
Acute | 87 (47%) | 131 (53%) | 218 (53%) | ||
Chronic | 54 (29%) | 74 (30%) | 128 (31%) | ||
Health-maintenance | 23 (12%) | 42 (17%) | 65 (16%) | ||
Duration of care | 15.67 | .001 | |||
<1 year | 72 (40%) | 55 (22%) | 127 (30%) | ||
1 to 2 year(s) | 19 (10%) | 39 (16%) | 58 (13%) | ||
2 to 3 years | 24 (12%) | 37 (15%) | 61 (14%) | ||
>3 years | 68 (38%) | 118 (47%) | 186 (43%) | ||
Number of prescribed medications taken per patient (mean ± SD) | 6.35 ± 4.26 | 4.84 ± 3.08 | 5.48 ± 3.70 | t = 4.30 | <.001 |
* χ2 unless otherwise specified.