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Table 1 Patient characteristics at the VA Greater Los Angeles Primary Care Clinics, 12-months before (March 1, 2019-February 28, 2020) and 12-months after onset of COVID-19 (March 1, 2020-February 28, 2021)

From: Examining telehealth use among primary care patients, providers, and clinics during the COVID-19 pandemic

Patient Characteristics

12-months before onset of COVID-19 (n = 64,361)

12-months after onset of COVID-19 (n = 48,729)

Used Telehealth Services (phone or video)

13.9%

63.1%

Video Only

0.3%

11.3%

Male

91.4%

91.5%

Race:

 Non-Hispanic White

42.9%

43.1%

 Non-Hispanic African American

20.9%

21.2%

 Hispanic

17.7%

17.8%

 Non-Hispanic Other

6.1%

5.9%

 Unknown

12.5%

12.2%

Age Categories:

 18–44

23.1%

19.9%

 45–64

27.6%

28.1%

 65–74

28.9%

31.2%

 75+

20.4%

20.8%

Married

40.3%

40.3%

Other Health Insurance

43.6%

46.0%

Main Medical Facility

24.0%

25.5%

Mean Age

60.5 (SD = 17.6)

61.7 (SD = 16.8)

Mean Nososa

1.04 (SD = 1.40)

(n = 61,914)

1.08 (SD = 1.41)

(n = 47,248)

  1. aNosos is an indicator of comorbidities and health risk (see U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Risk Adjustment. 2016 Mar 16 [cited 2021 June 11]. Available from: http://vaww.herc.research.va.gov/include/page.asp?id=risk-adjustment#goes-into-nosos