Demographic characteristics of participants (n=18)
| Type of IBD | |
| Ulcerative colitis | 12 |
| Crohn’s disease | 6 |
| Age (years) | |
| 30–39 | 4 |
| 40–49 | 5 |
| 50–59 | 5 |
| 60–69 | 1 |
| 70–79 | 3 |
| Sex | |
| Female | 12 |
| Male | 6 |
| Ethnicity | |
| NZ European/Pākehā | 18 |
| Travel distance between participants’ rural residence and Dunedin Hospital | |
| <150 km | 0 |
| 150–200 km | 7 |
| >200 km | 11 |
IBD, inflammatory bowel disease; NZ, New Zealand.