Table 1 Comparison of patient characteristic between telemedicine and office visits
From: Utility of telemedicine in pediatric rheumatology during the COVID-19 pandemic
Office visits March 2019–March 2020 | Telemedicine visits April 2020–June 2020 | p-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean / Percentage (N = 415) | SD | Mean / Percentage (N = 72) | SD | ||
Mean patient age (years) | 11.71 | 4.63 | 11.94 | 4.87 | 0.6951 |
Mean distance from clinic (miles) | 95.71 | 88.74 | 100.3 | 72.83 | 0.6759 |
Mean annual income by zip code (dollars) | $55,556 | 12,643.1 | $57,195 | 12,358.1 | 0.3088 |
Rural designation by zip code (%) | 51.57% | 52.78% | 0.8504 | ||
Diagnosis: juvenile idiopathic arthritis (%) | 13.73% | 29.17% | 0.001 | ||
Diagnosis: pediatric fibromyalgia (%) | 24.10% | 22.22% | 0.7304 | ||