Time† (min) | |||
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Patient or Visit Characteristic | Mean | SE | P |
Age, yr | |||
≤24 | 17.21 | 0.78 | < .001 |
25–44 | 20.15 | 0.91 | .68 |
45–64 | 20.27 | 0.91 | .83 |
≥65 | 20.36 | 0.82 | ‡ |
Sex | |||
Female | 19.50 | 0.84 | ‡ |
Male | 19.50 | 0.82 | .91 |
Race | |||
White | 19.55 | 0.62 | ‡ |
Black | 19.23 | 0.90 | .66 |
Other | 19.71 | 1.47 | .90 |
Ethnicity | |||
Non-Hispanic | 19.42 | 0.75 | ‡ |
Hispanic | 19.57 | 0.98 | .80 |
Geographic region | |||
Northeast | 20.90 | 1.21 | .21 |
Midwest | 18.23 | 0.78 | .09 |
South | 19.26 | 0.97 | .66 |
West | 19.61 | 0.90 | ‡ |
Residence in MSA | |||
Yes | 19.16 | 0.81 | ‡ |
No | 19.84 | 0.99 | .38 |
Episode of care | |||
Initial visit | 19.36 | 0.93 | ‡ |
Follow-up visit | 19.35 | 0.94 | .99 |
Unknown | 19.78 | 0.92 | .65 |
Major reason for visit | |||
Acute problem | 17.16 | 0.80 | ‡ |
Chronic problem | 18.43 | 0.75 | .01 |
Preventive care | 22.52 | 1.22 | < .001 |
Other/unknown | 19.88 | 1.39 | .02 |
Provider type | |||
Allopathic physician | 19.65 | 0.77 | ‡ |
Osteopathic physician | 19.34 | 1.04 | .71 |