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This study examines if a patient\u2019s level of information technology (IT) sophistication, defined as the degree of use of diverse information technologies by an individual, is associated with their use of a patient portal. Patients previous experience and exposure to other similar technologies like desktop computer, laptop, internet, smart phone, or social media explains their willingness to use information technology for their health. Data on a cross-sectional survey of 565 individuals in Eastern NC was available for analysis. Multinomial regression analyses revealed that IT sophistication is important in determining whether patients will use a patient portal. It specifies that patients with low IT sophistication compared to those with high IT sophistication were more likely to have never activated their patient portals (RRR = 2.2155, p &lt; 0.009), or to have activated but never used a patient portal (RRR = 3.5869, p &lt; 0.010). 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