Table 1 Follow-up and no follow-up patient demographics.
From: Assessment of patient follow-up from student-run free eye clinic to county ophthalmology clinic
Demographic variable | Follow-up | No follow-up |
|---|---|---|
Patients, n | 35 | 145 |
Mean age ± SD, years (range) | 53 ± 11.3 (21–77) | 50.5 ± 14.1 (6–76) |
> 65 years old, n (%) | 5 (14.3%) | 15 (10.3%) |
Medical history, n (%) | ||
Diabetes only | 9 (25.7%) | 12 (8.3%) |
Hypertension only | 5 (14.3%) | 45 (31.0%) |
Diabetes and hypertension | 6 (17.1%) | 17 (11.7%) |
Insurance, n (%) | ||
Healthy Indiana Plan | 3 (8.6%) | 2 (1.4%) |
Medicare | 2 (5.7%) | 12 (8.3%) |
Medicaid | 3 (8.6%) | 21 (14.5%) |
Private insurance | 0 (0.0%) | 3 (2.1%) |
No insurance | 17 (48.6%) | 62 (42.8%) |
Other insurance | 3 (8.6%) | 7 (4.8%) |
Not reported | 7 (20.0%) | 38 (26.2%) |
Sex, n (%) | ||
Female | 15 (42.9%) | 68 (46.9%) |
Male | 15 (42.9%) | 66 (45.5%) |
Not reported | 5 (14.3%) | 11 (7.6%) |
Ethnicity, n (%) | ||
African American | 9 (25.7%) | 50 (34.5%) |
Asian | 0 (0.0%) | 2 (1.4%) |
Caucasian | 4 (11.4%) | 25 (17.2%) |
Hispanic | 8 (22.9%) | 21 (14.5%) |
Other | 1 (2.9%) | 7 (4.8%) |
Not reported | 13 (37.1%) | 40 (27.6%) |
