Table 1 Characteristics of the sample, uMARS completers and non-completers
Variables | N | Total Sample | uMARS completers (n = 200) | uMARS non-completers (n = 228) | P value* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | M(SD) [range] | M(SD) [range] | M(SD) [range] | Â |
Age | 417 | 41.3 (15.6) [18–84] | 36.8 (13.8) [18–84] | 45.3 (16.0) [18–84] | < 0.001 |
Crowding Index | 404 | 1.4 (0.6) [0.3-3.0] | 1.5 (0.6) [0.25-3.0] | 1.3 (0.5) [0.33–2.67] | 0.002 |
Number of physician visits/year before the COVID-19 pandemic | 417 | 2.9 (3.3) [0–30] | 2.8 (2.5) [0–24] | 3.1 (3.8) [0–33] | 0.305 |
Number of physician visits/year after the COVID-19 pandemic | 410 | 2.9 (3.2) [0–50] | 2.7 (2.0) [0–10] | 3.0 (4.0) [0–50] | 0.332 |
Gender | 424 | n(%) | n(%) | n(%) | 0.765 |
Female | Â | 268 (63.2) | 126 (64.0) | 142 (62.6) | Â |
Male | Â | 156 (36.8) | 71 (36.0) | 85 (37.4) | Â |
Highest education level attained) | 422 | Â | Â | Â | 0.349 |
Higher education | Â | 368 (87.2) | 175 (88.8) | 193 (85.8) | Â |
Lower education | Â | 54 (12.8) | 22 (11.2) | 32 (14.2) | Â |
Area of primary residence | 415 | Â | Â | Â | 0.165 |
Beirut | Â | 260 (62.7) | 128 (65.3) | 132 (60.3) | Â |
Bekaa | Â | 3 (0.7) | 0 (0) | 3 (1.4) | Â |
Mount Lebanon | Â | 122 (29.4) | 51 (26.0) | 71 (32.4) | Â |
North | Â | 19 (4.6) | 12 (6.1) | 7 (3.1) | Â |
South | Â | 11 (2.7) | 5 (2.6) | 6 (2.7) | Â |
Perceived health status | 424 | Â | Â | Â | 0.360 |
Poor | Â | 8 (1.9) | 2 (1.0) | 6 (2.7) | Â |
Fair | Â | 39 (9.2) | 14 (7.1) | 25 (11.1) | Â |
Good | Â | 173 (40.8) | 85 (42.9) | 88 (38.9) | Â |
Very Good | Â | 156 (36.8) | 72 (36.4) | 84 (37.2) | Â |
Excellent | Â | 48 (11.3) | 25 (12.6) | 23 (10.2) | Â |
Chronic illnesses | 419 | Â | Â | Â | 0.020 |
Present | Â | 138 (32.9) | 54 (27.3) | 84 (38.0) | Â |
Absent | Â | 281 (67.1) | 144 (72.7) | 137 (62.0) | Â |