Table 5.
Cost sensitivity analysis based on round-trip distance from health care center to patient’s home in the total sample (n=197).
| Distance (km) | Costs per treatment (Can $) | P valuea | |||
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n (%) | Mean (SD) | n (%) | Mean (SD) |
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| <10 | 12 (6.1) | 71.0 (9.8) | 21 (10.7) | 63.9 (7.4) | .248 |
| 10-19 | 24 (12.2) | 69.5 (8.5) | 27 (13.7) | 74.8 (10.5) | .260 |
| 20-29 | 14 (7.1) | 73.6 (10.1) | 19 (9.6) | 83.1 (8.3) | .112 |
| 30-49 | 12 (6.1) | 81.3 (13.1) | 13 (6.6) | 102.7 (19.5) | .002 |
| ≥50 | 35 (17.8) | 90.2 (24.4) | 20 (10.2) | 151.6 (30.6) | <.001 |
aTwo-way ANOVA with interaction was conducted to compare costs per treatment between the two groups and between the five distance strata (P<.001 for interaction). P values shown in the table come from post hoc comparisons.