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. 2013 Jul 16;8(7):e69855. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0069855

Table 8. Differences in CABG and PCI Use in Association With County-level Physician Supply.

CABG Within Three Months PCI Within Three Months
Hierarchical Model FE Logit model Hierarchical Model FE Logit model
Coefficient (95% CI) Coefficient (95% CI) Coefficient (95% CI) Coefficient (95% CI)
Surgeons/Interventional Cardiologists Per Capita
First quintile
Second quintile 0.014c (0.007–0.020) 0.015c (0.005–0.026) −0.001 (−0.007–0.004) 0.004 (−0.004–0.012)
Third quintile 0.017c (0.010–0.024) 0.021c (0.008–0.035) 0.005 (−0.001–0.011) 0.008a (−0.001–0.017)
Fourth quintile 0.009b (0.000–0.017) 0.017c (0.005–0.029) 0.008b (0.000–0.016) 0.012b (0.002–0.022)
Fifth quintile 0.019c (0.009–0.028) 0.033c (0.018–0.049) 0.018c (0.008–0.027) 0.023b (0.004–0.041)
Interaction Effect
Black, first quintile 0.005 (−0.007–0.018) −0.017b (−0.034–0) 0.006 (−0.012–0.024) 0.01 (−0.002–0.023)
Black, second quintile −0.015b (−0.029–−0.001) −0.024c (−0.036–−0.013) 0.002 (−0.015–0.018) 0.005 (−0.015–0.025)
Black, third quintile −0.019a (−0.039–0.002) −0.033c (−0.047–−0.02) −0.003 (−0.027–0.021) −0.009a (−0.019–0.001)
Black, fourth quintile −0.008 (−0.031–0.014) −0.023b (−0.042–−0.003) −0.020 (−0.045–0.006) −0.013 (−0.036–0.009)
Black, fifth quintile −0.012 (−0.039–0.015) −0.016a (−0.032–0.001) −0.013 (−0.045–0.020) −0.011 (−0.029–0.007)
a

p<0.1;

b

p<0.05;

c

p<0.01 (two-tailed tests).