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Table 5 Unadjusted and adjusted models of the effects of travel on appointments

From: The systemic lupus erythematosus travel burden survey: baseline data among a South Carolina cohort

Outcome: travel affects appointments

Unadjusted model

Adjusted model

Predictor

Estimate

Std. error

P value

Estimate

Std. error

P value

Time to lupus medical care

0.022

0.010

0.019*

0.218

0.239

0.36

Distance to rheumatologists

0.015

0.008

0.069*

0.031

0.035

0.368

Outcome: travel discontinued medications

 Time to lupus medical care

0.013

0.011

0.269

−0.003

0.023

0.908

 Distance to rheumatologists

0.004

0.010

0.647

−0.009

0.023

0.68

Outcome: medical care transportation increases stress

 Time to lupus medical care

0.010

0.009

0.263

0.354

0.337

0.293

 Distance to rheumatologists

0.014

0.009

0.147

0.061

0.067

0.362

Outcome: number of appointments missed due to transportation

 Time to lupus medical care

0.008

0.003

0.014*

0.006

0.014

0.635

 Distance to rheumatologists

0.005

0.003

0.070*

0.001

0.01

0.958

  1. Adjusted model adjusted for age, gender, education level, employment status, self-evaluated health status, annual household income, and marital status
  2. * Level of significance P < 0.05 for each category