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Table 2 Gap of commuting time between the distance and the capacity-distance model (sorted according to the proximity rank of commuting facility in the capacity-distance model)

From: The impact of rural hospital closures on equity of commuting time for haemodialysis patients: simulation analysis using the capacity-distance model

   Commuting time (min)
Rank* N** Median IQR
1 4712 0.00 0.00 - 0.00
2 1019 1.23 0.56 - 2.31
3 445 2.39 1.50 - 4.73
4 353 5.81 4.12 - 7.23
5 310 6.90 5.28 - 11.01
6 124 5.46 5.30 - 6.08
7 33 8.78 5.49 - 8-78
8 14 10.47 10.47 - 10.49
9 25 26.56 7.50 - 26.56
10 40 8.97 5.46 - 13.67
11 18 19.13 10.47 - 29.18
12 39 21.63 6.95 - 26.25
13 55 13.87 13.27 - 20.15
14 28 12.31 12.31 - 25.56
15 46 25.47 13.60 - 26.11
16 51 21.99 20.87 - 21.99
17 22 12.31 12.05 - 33.17
18 3 33.58 12.31 - 33.58
19 8 16.47 16.47 - 16.47
21 16 21.99 21.99 - 21.99
23 8 21.99 19.49 - 21.99
29 1 58.26 58.26 - 58.26
36 4 60.00 60.00
  1. *Rank of the commuting facility of a patient in from nearest (rank 1) in the capacity-distance model.Rank 2 means the patient commutes to the second-nearest facility in the model, while in the distance model, all patients commute to rank 1 facilities.
  2. **Number of patients.
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