Table 1: Cohort characteristics.
Characteristic |
Screened and Tested, N (%) |
Screened but not Tested, N (%) |
Tested but not Screened, N (%) |
Not Screened or Tested, N (%) |
# Of cases, N (row %) |
879 (9.9%) |
5.748 (65%) |
131 (1.5%) |
2.123 (24%) |
Days from pre-procedure negative test to procedure, median (IQR) |
1.83 (1.00, 2.04) |
1.92 (1.00, 2.08) |
1.12 (0.71, 1.94) |
1.92 (1.00, 2.12) |
Days from procedure to post-procedure symptoms screen, median (IQR) |
7.79 (5.98, 10.75) |
8 (6.83, 10.92) |
n/a |
n/a |
Days from procedure to post-procedure test, median (IQR) |
9.88 (6.08, 11.96) |
n/a |
7.88 (6.75, 10.08) |
n/a |
Age (years), median (IQR) |
65 (55, 73) |
60 (49, 70) |
68 (60, 76) |
60 (48, 70) |
Race/ethnicity |
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Hispanic-black |
12 (1.4%) |
86 (1.5%) |
2 (1.5%) |
35 (1.6%) |
Hispanic-white |
349 (40%) |
2.402 (42%) |
50 (38%) |
885 (42%) |
Non-hispanic-black |
107 (12%) |
726 (13%) |
24 (18%) |
275 (13%) |
Non-hispanic-white |
295 (34%) |
1.651 (29%) |
40 (31%) |
622 (29%) |
Other |
32 (3.6%) |
238 (4.1%) |
7 (5.3%) |
83 (3.9%) |
Unknown |
84 (9.6%) |
645 (11%) |
8 (6.1%) |
223 (11%) |
Female gender |
461 (52%) |
2.785 (48%) |
63 (48%) |
1.120 (53%) |
Payer |
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Commercial |
357 (41%) |
2.780 (48%) |
42 (32%) |
1.059 (50%) |
Government |
29 (3.3%) |
268 (4.7%) |
1 (0.8%) |
36 (1.7%) |
Medicaid |
63 (7.2%) |
429 (7.5%) |
8 (6.1%) |
191 (9.0%) |
Medicare |
418 (48%) |
2.110 (37%) |
76 (58%) |
807 (38%) |
Other |
12 (1.4%) |
161 (2.8%) |
4 (3.1%) |
30 (1.4%) |
Service line |
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Cardiology |
34 (3.9%) |
96 (1.7%) |
8 (6.1%) |
99 (4.7%) |
Otolaryngologic surgery |
36 (4.1%) |
628 (11%) |
10 (7.6%) |
150 (7.1%) |
Gastroenterology |
149 (17%) |
663 (12%) |
35 (27%) |
459 (22%) |
General |
13 (1.5%) |
98 (1.7%) |
7 (5.3%) |
108 (5.1%) |
Neurosurgery |
29 (3.3%) |
251 (4.4%) |
13 (9.9%) |
125 (5.9%) |
Ophthalmology |
459 (52%) |
2.642 (46%) |
10 (7.6%) |
518 (24%) |
Orthopaedic surgery |
14 (1.6%) |
239 (4.2%) |
5 (3.8%) |
84 (4.0%) |
Surgical oncology |
31 (3.5%) |
194 (3.4%) |
2 (1.5%) |
97 (4.6%) |
Urology |
33 (3.8%) |
281 (4.9%) |
7 (5.3%) |
145 (6.8%) |
Othera |
81 (9.2%) |
656 (11%) |
34 (26%) |
338 (16%) |
aServices lines which contributed < 2.5% of total cases are combined, including: Anesthesiology, Cardiothoracic urgery, Colorectal Surgery, Dermatology, Endocrinology, Gynaecology, Gynaecology-Oncology, Gynaecology-Urology, Hepatology, Oculoplastic Surgery, Oral Surgery, Pain, Plastic Surgery, Podiatry, Pulmonary, Radiation Oncology, Sports Medicine, Thoracic Surgery, and Vascular Surgery.
Abbreviations: Interquartile Range (IQR); not applicable (n/a).