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Table 5 Indirect costs for diabetes care and treatment (Exchange rate: US$1 = ETB 35.205)

From: Economic Burden of Diabetic Mellitus Among Patients on Follow-up Care in Hospitals of Southwest Shewa Zone, Central Ethiopia

Indirect costs

Observations

Sum

Mean

Median

Std. Deviation

Patients income lost (US$)

363

$2,144.01

$5.91

$5.11

4.35

Patients absent from work (in days)

388

470

1.21

1.00

0.90

Patients travel time to the hospital (in minute)

394

15,111

38.35

30.00

32.75

Accompany income lost (US$)

232

$1,417.92

$6.11

$5.68

6.39

Accompany absent from work (in days)

294

373

1.27

1. 00

0.92

Accompany travel time to hospital (in minute)

302

10,899

36.09

20.00

33.54

Patients and accompany absent from work (in days)

394

843.00

2.14

2.00

1.35