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Table 1 The selection criteria for travel modes (the counts show realised travel mode usage based on electronic health records and travel model classification)

From: Patient-specific and healthcare real-world costs of atrial fibrillation in individuals treated with direct oral anticoagulant agents or warfarin

Travel mode

Percentage of trips

Count of one-way trips

Selection criteria

Travel speed

Private car

70

60,107 (205*)

Distance to the appointment > 1.25 km, bus not an option and patient age < 80 years or distance to the appointment > 0.25 km and patient age 80–89 years

Road speed limit

Taxi

5

4348 (1823*)

Patient age ≥ 90 years

Road speed limit

Walking

12

9913 (0*)

Distance to the appointment ≤1.25 km and patient age < 80 years, or distance ≤0.25 km and patient age 80–89 years

4 km/h

Bus

12

10,084 (8*)

Distance to the appointment > 1.25 km, destination accessible by bus, distance to the closest bus stop ≤0.25 km and patient age < 80 years

30 km/h

Ambulance

1

554 (554*)

Real-world data entries on emergency health care visits

Road speed limit

Total

100

85,069

  
  1. * Number of reimbursed trips from Kela’s database are shown in brackets