Table 3.
Travel and emissions calculations per session for proportional sample (N=79,904).
| Characteristics | Mean (SD) | Median (IQR) | Minimum to maximum |
| Travel time, round trip, automobilea (h) | 2.38 (3.01) | 1.15 (0.64-2.66) | 0.00 to 22.94 |
| Travel distance, round trip, automobilea (miles) | 133.87 (196.44) | 49.05 (20.62-145.49) | 0.00 to 1227.55 |
| Transportation-related CO2 emissions savings (g) | 54,085.06 (79,362.04) | 19,818.13 (8331.32-58,776.59) | 0.00 to 495,928.64 |
| Duration (min) | 34.53 (20.03) | 36.73 (14.48-51.73) | 5.00 to 119.83 |
| CO2 emissions equivalent of telemedicine energy use (g) | 8.07 (4.68) | 8.59 (3.39-12.09) | 1.17 to 28.02 |
| Net emissions savings per telemedicine session (g) | 54,076.99 (79,362.26) | 19,812.45 (8322.11-58,772.37) | –27.89 to 495,921.13 |
| Net emissions savings per minute of session length (g) | 2896.17 (6258.47) | 722.99 (238.65-2596.56) | –0.23 to 79,230.29 |
aCalculated using Google Distance Matrix Application Programming Interface.