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Table 4 Odds ratios for exposures within the COVID-19 cohort for patients who had compared to those who did not have a non-elective hospitalization 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)

1.36 (1.10–1.69)

0.0041

Virtual visit to a PCP (above median)

1.85 (1.49–2.30)

< 0.0001

In-person visit to a specialist (above median)

1.66 (1.34–2.07)

< 0.0001

Virtual visit to a specialist (above median)

1.12 (0.79–1.58)

0.54

Radiation

1.05 (0.74–1.49)

0.80

Chemotherapy

1.46 (1.16–1.83)

0.0012

1 or more prior non-elective hospitalization

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

2.00 (1.62–2.48)

< 0.0001

Metastatic cancer stage

(at diagnosis)

2.00 (1.41–2.82)

0.0001