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Table 3 Travel time, private cost and NHS cost of attending screening by screening location

From: Geography, private costs and uptake of screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm in a remote rural area

Settlement Category

Travel Time (round trip) minutes Median (IQR)

Private Cost (£) Median (IQR)

NHS cost per session (£)

NHS cost per man invited (£)

Urban

30 (20)

4.2 (4.05)

248.79

14.34

Accessible small town

20 (20)

4.00 (4.86)

286.43

14.58

Remote small town

20 (20)

4.86 (7.83)

294.96

15.99

Very remote small town

20 (20)

3.96 (7.94)

274.65

14.56

Accessible rural

20 (20)

3.96 (5.76)

307.38

15.66

Remote rural

20 (30)

4.59 (8.87)

305.04

16.77

Very remote rural

30 (20)

7.29 (10.53)

332.66

18.27

All settlements

20 (30)

4.34 (6.85)

288.44

15.72