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Table 3 Differences in the number attendances and cost per visit

From: Exploration of the costs of accessing health services: data from a longitudinal study of young people in transition from paediatric to adult services

Variable

Time Point 1

Time Point 2

Mean

Difference

Wilcoxon Matched Pairs Signed-Ranks Test Statistic

ASD (N = 134)

 Number of Attendances

6.69

5.90

−0.79

0.300

 Cost per Visit

24.03

22.10

−1.93**

0.013

Cerebral Palsy (N = 108)

 Number of Attendances

7.24

6.17

−1.07

0.106

 Cost per Visit

40.46

35.75

−4.71

0.431

Diabetes (N = 200)

 Number of Attendances

6.59

6.36

−0.23*

0.086

 Cost per Visit

38.12

35.52

−2.60

0.291

Overall (N = 442)

 Number of Attendances

6.78

6.17

−0.61**

0.011

 Cost per Visit

38.14

35.44

−2.70**

0.025

  1. Wilcoxon Matched Pairs Signed-Ranks Test Statistics *** p < 0.01, ** p < 0.05, * p < 0.1.