Research Article
Contact Frequency, Travel Time, and Travel Costs for Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Table 4
Three-month average travel time and costs for patients with different characteristics.
| | | | Number of contacts | Travel time (min.) | Travel cost (€) | | | Mean | (Sd) | Mean | (Sd) | Mean | (Sd) |
| | All | 2847 | 4.4 | (5.7) | 277 | (516) | 56 | (148) | | Gender | | | | | | | | | Male | 708 | 3.9 | (3.9) | 254 | (469) | 50 | (89) | | Female | 2139 | 4.6 | (6.2) | 284 | (531) | 58 | (163) | | Age group (yrs.) | | | | | | | | | ≤50 | 679 | 4.3 | (3.7) | 236 | (304) | 56 | (111) | | 51–75 | 1868 | 4.5 | (6.4) | 292 | (574) | 56 | (152) | | >76 | 300 | 4.1 | (4.6) | 271 | (514) | 56 | (189) | | Cohabiting | | | | | | | | | Single | 932 | 4.3 | (7.1) | 279 | (532) | 57 | (185) | | With partner | 1915 | 4.5 | (4.9) | 276 | (509) | 56 | (126) | | Residential area | | | | | | | | | Rural/small towns | 1832 | 4.2 | (6) | 264 | (494) | 52 | (127) | | Larger cities | 1015 | 4.7 | (5.1) | 299 | (554) | 64 | (180) | | Education | | | | | | | | | Short or none | 710 | 4.1 | (4.4) | 269 | (521) | 54 | (146) | | Medium term | 1047 | 4.4 | (4.2) | 276 | (490) | 54 | (83) | | Long | 1090 | 4.7 | (7.4) | 282 | (538) | 60 | (191) | | In the labor market | | | | | | | | | Yes | 981 | 4.1 | (6.6) | 219 | (368) | 52 | (158) | | No | 1672 | 4.6 | (4.7) | 300 | (528) | 58 | (142) | | Missing data | 194 | 4.9 | (8.2) | 364 | (893) | 62 | (144) | | Disease duration (RA) | | | | | | | | | 0–2 years | 684 | 4.6 | (4.2) | 269 | (464) | 56 | (101) | | 3–10 years | 1136 | 4.1 | (4.9) | 272 | (565) | 49 | (133) | | 10+ years | 1027 | 4.7 | (7.2) | 288 | (493) | 64 | (186) | | CRP level | | | | | | | | | Normal | 1998 | 4.3 | (4.7) | 263 | (462) | 52 | (117) | | Elevated | 849 | 4.7 | (7.6) | 309 | (624) | 65 | (203) | | BMI | | | | | | | | | Underweight | 106 | 5.0 | (4.6) | 319 | (388) | 52 | (58) | | Normal | 1531 | 4.3 | (6.4) | 265 | (490) | 54 | (152) | | Overweight | 832 | 4.3 | (4.4) | 275 | (496) | 58 | (147) | | Obese | 378 | 4.9 | (5.2) | 316 | (671) | 64 | (150) | | Biological medication | | | | | | | | | No | 2249 | 4.3 | (5.9) | 260 | (499) | 53 | (145) | | Yes | 598 | 4.9 | (4.9) | 339 | (573) | 69 | (157) |
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Note: bold figures indicate (ANOVA); CRP: C-reactive protein; BMI: body mass index. Travel expenses reported in 2013-€.
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