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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Jul 14.
Published in final edited form as: Ann Emerg Med. 2012 Sep 29;60(6):707–715.e4. doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2012.08.025

Table 2.

Distance changes experienced by patients, 1999-2009, overall and stratified by disease condition

Median (IQR) [range]
distance change (miles)
All
  Decrease −6.6 (−20.2, −0.5) [−77.7, −0.1]
  Increase 0.8 (0.2, 1.4) [0.1, 33.4]
AMI
 Decrease −0.8 (−11.6, −0.3) [−77.7, −0.1]
 Increase 0.8 (0.2, 1.4) [0.1, 13.2]
Stroke
 Decrease −6.7 (−20.2, −0.7) [−77.7, −0.1]
 Increase 0.8 (0.2, 1.4) [0.1, 33.4]
Sepsis
 Decrease −1.8 (−20.2, −0.5) [−77.7, −0.1]
 Increase 0.8 (0.2, 1.4) [0.1, 33.4]
Asthma-COPD
 Decrease −7.6 (−20.2, −0.7) [−77.7, −0.1]
 Increase 0.8 (0.2, 1.4) [0.1, 17.9]
*

All patients experiencing “no change” were zero