Table 1: DEMOGRAPHICS OF STUDY PATIENTS, N (%) OR MEAN ± STANDARD DEVIATION.
|
Characteristic |
Overall Sample N = 373 (%) |
Change in ED Visits |
Low ED Users |
High ED Users |
p-value |
|
|
Sex |
|
|
|
|
< 0.0001 |
|
|
Female |
230 (61.66) |
-0.485 |
213 (92.61) |
17(7.39) |
|
|
|
Male |
143 (38.34) |
-0.293 |
103 (72.03) |
40(27.97) |
|
|
|
Age |
|
|
|
|
0.133 |
|
|
18-40 |
149 (39.95) |
-0.575 |
124 (83.22) |
25 (16.78) |
|
|
|
41-93 |
224 (60.05) |
-0.385 |
172 (76.79) |
52 (23.21) |
|
|
|
Race |
|
|
|
|
0.0236 |
|
|
Black |
322 (86.33) |
-0.527 |
253 (78.57) |
69 (21.43) |
|
|
|
WHITE |
46 (12.33) |
-0.347 |
40 (86.96) |
6 (13.04) |
|
|
|
Other |
5 (1.34) |
|
3 (60.00) |
2 (40.00) |
|
|
|
Smoking Status |
|
|
|
|
0.056 |
|
|
Smoker |
144 (38.6) |
-0.125 |
107 (74.31) |
37 (25.69) |
|
|
|
Non-Smoker |
229 (61.4) |
-0.677 |
189 (82.53 |
40 (17.47) |
|
|
|
Insurance Type |
|
|
|
|
0.346 |
|
|
Free Care |
142 (38.1) |
|
118 (83.10) |
24 (16.90) |
|
|
|
Medicaid/Medicare |
68 (18.2) |
|
54 (79.41) |
14 (20.59) |
|
|
|
Private |
130 (34.9) |
|
101 (77.69) |
29 (22.31) |
|
|
|
Unknown |
33 (8.8) |
|
|
23 (69.70) |
10 (30.30) |
|
This table illustrates the characteristics of the 373 patients in the study. Low ED usage was defined as ≤ 1 asthma-related ED visits and High ED usage was defined as ≥ 2 asthma-related ED visits after receiving the written asthma action plan (WAAP). Change in ED visits represent the average decrease in ED visits one year before the WAAP to one year after.
*p-values for difference in ED use were calculated with Pearson chi-square test for categorical variables and paired samples t test for continuous variables.