Table 8.

Comparative estimation of costs associated with offline versus online regular follow-up visit services, by location.

Costs			Guangzhou City		Other cities in Guangdong province		Other provinces
Fees to get to the hospital (¥), mean (SD)
	One-way public transportation	5.83 (3.24)		98.38 (84.38)		359.41 (244.25)
	Drive one way	21.14 (18.00)		208.34 (147.03)		990.77 (650.53)
	Online	0		0		0
Consulting and prescribing fees (¥)
	Face to face	≥10		≥10		≥10
	Online	10		10		10
Fees for drug prescriptions (¥), mean (SD)
	Hospital pharmacy	0		0		0
	Express delivery (≤1 kg)	12.00 (0)		13.00 (0)		18.04 (0.34)