Table 4.
Relationship between LTC need and bed density using linear regression
|
Explanatory variables
|
Dependent Variables
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| |
Overall bed-density
a
of IF 2010 Japan |
Overall bed-density
a
of PNH 2008 Japan |
Overall bed-density
a
of IF 2009 Germany |
| Coefficient (95% CI) | Coefficient (95% CI) | Coefficient (95% CI) | |
| Constant |
149.55 (80.55; 218.55) |
-1.30 (-14.46;11.85) |
25.34 (12.42; 38.26) |
|
Need |
|
|
|
| LTA percent of elderlyb needing LTC |
-8.80 (-14.03;-3.56) |
0.57 ('-0.28; 1.41) |
1.41 (0.59; 2.22) |
| R2 |
0.17 |
0.03 |
0.19 |
| Adjusted R2 |
0.15 |
0.01 |
0.17 |
| F |
11.36** |
1.81 |
12.00** |
| N | 56 | 56 | 54 |
*p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001.
aBed-density: number of beds per 1000 elderly adults aged 65 and over.
bElderly persons: those aged 65 and over.