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Table 3 Odds ratios for exposures within the COVID-19 cohort for patients who had compared to those who did not have an ED visit on or after June 1, 2020

From: Primary care utilization for patients with newly diagnosed cancer during the COVID-19 pandemic: a population-based study

Exposure

(3-month lookback unless otherwise indicated)

Odds Ratio (95% CI)

p value

In-person visit to a PCP (above median)

1.09 (0.94–1.26)

0.26

Virtual visit to a PCP (above median)

2.35 (2.05–2.70)

< 0.0001

In-person visit to a specialist (above median)

1.32 (1.15–1.52)

0.0001

Virtual visit to a specialist (above median)

1.57 (1.22–2.01)

0.0004

Radiation

1.19 (0.95–1.50)

0.13

Chemotherapy

1.40 (1.21–1.62)

< 0.0001

1 or more prior ED visit

(from time of initial cancer diagnosis up to June 1, 2020)

1.91 (1.68–2.17)

< 0.0001

Metastatic cancer stage

(at diagnosis)

1.39 (1.10–1.76)

0.012