Table 5.
Comparison of physician density (per 10,000) discrepancies by continent, OECD status, and economics from analysis of covariance
| Least Squares Mean Discrepancy (95% Confidence Interval) |
P-value | |
|---|---|---|
| Continent | ||
| Africa (AF) | 6·7 (4·6, 8·8) | < 0·001* |
| Americas (AM) | -4·3 (-9·3, 0·8) | |
| Asia (AS) | -1·2 (-4·1, 1·7) | |
| Australia/Oceania (OA) | 1·1 (-2·7, 4·9) | |
| Europe (EU) | -6·3 (-8·6, -4·0) | |
| Middle East (ME) | 5·8 (3·5, 8·2) | |
| Member of OECD | ||
| No | 2·3 (1·1, 3·5) | < 0·001 |
| Yes | -4·1 (-6·6, -1·7) | |
| Economics | ||
| Low income (L) | 6·7 (4·5, 8·9) | < 0·001† |
| Middle income (M) | 0·8 (-0·7, 2·3) | |
| High income (M) | -4·5 (-6·5, -2·4) |
OECD = Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
* Statistically significant differences between AF & AM, AF & AS, AF & EU, AM & ME, AS & ME, EU & ME
† Statistically significant differences between L & M, L & H, M & H