Table. Number of Visits and Number of Kilometers of Travel Distance Avoided per Individual, by SES Quintile, CCI Level, and Area of Residence.
| Factor | No. of people | No. of visits | Travel distance avoided due to virtual care visits, km | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Median per person (IQR) | 95th Percentile | 99th Percentile | Total | Median per person (IQR) | 95th Percentile | 99th Percentile | ||
| Overall | 10 126 462 | 63 556 271 | 4 (2-8) | 20 | 36 | 3 197 099 600 | 82 (25-262) | 1354 | 3769 |
| Age, y | |||||||||
| <18 | 1 573 365 | 5 466 172 | 2 (1-4) | 10 | 18 | 247 470 808 | 44 (15-129) | 653 | 1867 |
| 18-65 | 6 368 561 | 40 144 091 | 4 (2-8) | 20 | 36 | 2 195 203 342 | 89 (27-286) | 1482 | 4088 |
| >65 | 2 184 536 | 17 946 008 | 6 (3-11) | 24 | 40 | 754 425 450 | 107 (34-314) | 1405 | 3698 |
| SES quintile | |||||||||
| Lowest | 1 874 158 | 12 308 274 | 4 (2-8) | 21 | 38 | 610 671 876 | 69 (19-245) | 1409 | 4010 |
| Highest | 2 114 484 | 12 722 608 | 4 (2-8) | 19 | 34 | 638 797 114 | 85 (28-256) | 1218 | 3394 |
| CCI scorea | |||||||||
| Low (CCI <2) | 9 904 178 | 60 891 564 | 4 (2-8) | 20 | 35 | 3 065 064 310 | 81 (25-255) | 1327 | 3670 |
| High (CCI ≥2) | 222 284 | 2 664 707 | 9 (4-16) | 33 | 53 | 132 035 290 | 214 (71-597) | 2317 | 5723 |
| Area of residence | |||||||||
| Urban | 9 242 412 | 59 402 929 | 4 (2-8) | 20 | 36 | 2 631 966 192 | 76 (24-235) | 1191 | 3432 |
| Rural | 879 570 | 4 125 545 | 3 (1-6) | 14 | 26 | 563 032 828 | 215 (67-640) | 2577 | 6109 |
Abbreviations: CCI, Charlson Comorbidity Index; SES, socioeconomic status.
a
Measured by CCI, with a score of less than 2 indicating low comorbidity and greater than or equal to 2 indicating high comorbidity.