Table 3 Association between sociodemographic factors and per-visit Hepatitis C testing rates in ambulatory care practice between 2014–2019
From: Sociodemographic disparities in Hepatitis C care utilization and testing in the United States
Factor | Number of tests performed (1000 s) [SEM] | Total visits in 1000 s [SEM] | % of total visits [SEM] | p value (testing rate) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | 0.023 | |||
Male | 11,973 [2308] | 1,546,555 [40,712] | 0.8% [0.1%] | |
Female | 24,599 [4651] | 2,177,400 [53,378] | 1.1% [0.2%] | |
Age | 0.038a | |||
Born before 1945 | 3333 [1026] | 845,433 [27,171] | 0.4% [0.1%] | |
Born 1945–1965 | 16,457 [2745] | 1,622,115 [38,677] | 1.0% [0.2%] | |
Born 1965–1985 | 12,165 [4425] | 893,099 [27,724] | 1.4% [0.5%] | |
Born 1985–2005 | 4618 [892] | 363,308 [14,232] | 1.3% [0.2%] | |
Born after 2005 | 0 [0] | 0 [0] | 0.0% [0.0%] | |
Region | 0.146 | |||
Northeast | 4276 [959] | 450,767 [21,846] | 1.0% [0.2%] | |
Midwest | 2602 [660] | 429,582 [17,325] | 0.6% [0.2%] | |
South | 10,890 [4756] | 785,059 [34,673] | 1.4% [0.6%] | |
West | 2977 [898] | 507,472 [34,197] | 0.6% [0.2%] | |
Race/Ethnicity | <0.001 | |||
Non-Hispanic White | 16,927 [2187] | 2,673,532 [56,158] | 0.6% [0.1%] | |
Non-Hispanic Black | 7341 [1645] | 364,484 [19,345] | 2.0% [0.4%] | |
Hispanic | 6165 [1645] | 464,260 [29,628] | 1.3% [0.3%] | |
Other | 6138 [2623] | 221,678 [26,235] | 2.8% [1.1%] | |
Insurance | 0.027 | |||
Private | 22,848 [3894] | 2,154,271 [54,362] | 1.1% [0.2%] | |
Medicare | 5340 [1293] | 249,727 [16,172] | 0.6% [0.2%] | |
Medicaid | 4322 [1509] | 829,385 [30,459] | 1.7% [0.6%] | |
MSA status | 0.343 | |||
MSA | 34,483 [6259] | 3,421,607 [81,320] | 1.0% [0.2%] | |
Non-MSA | 2089 [816] | 302,348 [30,188] | 0.7% [0.3%] |
