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Time physicians spent answering patients’ questions by question length
| Patient question length | Number of answers | Physician answer time in minutes (95% CI) | |
| Quartile | Number of characters | ||
| 1 | 0–308 | 278 | 2.1 (1.9–2.3) |
| 2 | 309–398 | 280 | 2.3 (2.1–2.5) |
| 3 | 399–594 | 277 | 2.2 (1.9–2.5) |
| 4 | 595–3315 | 278 | 2.4 (2.2–2.7) |
