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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 May 8.
Published in final edited form as: J Rural Health. 2016 Aug 24;33(4):382–392. doi: 10.1111/jrh.12202

Table 4. Differences in Travel Distance (kilometers) and Travel Time (minutes) by Nonrural Census Tracts Versus Rural Census Tractsa.

Distance (km) Mdn Diff.b IQRc Ud Pe rf Time (minutes) Mdn Diff.b IQRc Ud Pe rf
Screeningg
 2010 2.060 1.288-7.081 2.9* 109 <.001 .210* 2010 1.800 1.800-7.800 2.9* 109 <.001 .210*
 2011 1.770 1.304-7.339 2.9* 109 <.001 .205* 2011 1.800 1.800-8.400 3.0* 109 <.001 .198*
 2012 1.835 1.304-7.483 2.9* 109 <.001 .210* 2012 2.400 1.800-9.000 3.0* 109 <.001 .198*
Diagnostich
 2010 5.601 2.478-14.307 2.5* 109 <.001 .303* * 2010 5.400 3.000-12.000 2.4* 109 <.001 .320* *
 2011 6.164 2.768-14.774 2.5* 109 <.001 .311* * 2011 6.000 3.600-12.600 2.4* 109 <.001 .326* *
 2012 5.327 2.800-14.500 2.5* 109 <.001 .309* * 2012 4.800 3.600-13.200 2.4* 109 <.001 .327* *
Excisional Treatmenti
 2010 7.821 3.734-19.441 2.6* 109 <.001 .273* 2010 7.200 4.200-18.000 2.5* 109 <.001 .292*
 2011 6.180 3.862-23.529 2.8* 109 <.001 .243* 2011 5.400 4.800-19.800 2.7* 109 <.001 .264*
 2012 10.622 4.136-25.476 2.6* 109 <.001 .284* 2012 8.400 4.800-19.800 2.5* 109 <.001 .300* *
a

Analysis included nonrural (n=301) and rural (n=197) census tracts weighted by target screening population.

b

Difference in Medians (Rural - Nonrural).

c

IQR indicates Interquartlie Range (Q1-Q3).

d

Indicates Mann Whitney U score.

e

Mann Whitney Test (2 Independent Samples, P < .05, 2-tailed).

f

Cohen's r indicates effect size of Mann-Whitney U test, .1 is a small effect(*), .3 is a medium effect(**), and .5 is a large effect (*).

g

Screening services include Pap smear and/or HPV testing.

h

Diagnostic service is colposcopy.

i

Excisional treatment services includes cone and loop electrosurgical excision procedure.