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. 2019 Mar 27;9(3):e022155. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-022155

Table 3.

Result from Tobit regression and smoothed bootstrap analysis

Variable Tobit regression Bootstrap analysis
Coefficient (95% CI) P value Coefficient (95% CI) P value
Physician density (per 1000 population)
 1–2 physicians(ref=fewer than one physician) −0.0041 (−0.0437 to 0.0355) 0.8360 0.0069 (−0.02 to 0.0346) 0.6220
 More than two physicians(ref=fewer than one physician) 0.0001 (−0.0495 to 0.0495) 0.9990 −0.0086 (−0.0424 to 0.026) 0.6310
Bed density (per 1000 population)
 More than one to less than or equal tothree beds (ref=fewer than one bed) −0.025 (−0.0698 to 0.0198) 0.2660 0.032 (−0.0003 to 0.0639) 0.0470
 More than three to less than or equal to five beds(ref=fewer than one bed) −0.0469 (−0.0964 to 0.0026) 0.0620 0.0519 (0.016 to 0.0851) 0.0040
 More than five beds(ref=fewer than one bed) −0.0524 (−0.1079 to 0.0032) 0.0640 0.0467 (0.0058 to 0.0874) 0.0240
Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) −0.0015 (−0.0028 to −0.0002) 0.0260 0.0013 (0.0005 to 0.0022) 0.0020
Smoking prevalence, males (% of adults) 0.0000 (−0.0015 to 0.0016) 0.9930 0.0002 (−0.0008 to 0.0012) 0.7350
Income group
 Upper middle-income(ref=low- and lower middle-income) 0.0088 (−0.0296 to 0.0472) 0.6450 −0.0067 (−0.0357 to 0.0201) 0.6370
 High-income(ref=low and lower middle income) 0.0087 (−0.0403 to 0.0577) 0.7200 −0.0264 (−0.0619 to 0.0094) 0.1300
Population live per square metre of land
 More than 100 to less than or equal to 200(ref=less than or equal to 100) −0.0385 (−0.0775 to 0.0005) 0.0010 0.0212 (−0.004 to 0.0493) 0.1150
 More than 200(ref=less than or equal to 100) −0.0654 (−0.1009 to −0.0299) 0.0000 0.0435 (0.0173 to 0.0684) 0.0010
Constant 0.2859 (0.1534 to 0.4185) 0.0000 0.7368 (0.6431 to 0.8262) 0.0000
Sigma 0.0444 (0.0343 to 0.0545) 0.0304 (0.0197 to 0.0324)
Observations summary Considering inefficiency ≤0.
Left-censored (4).
Uncensored (42).
Right-censored (0).
Number of observation 46 42
Log likelihood/number of efficient decision-making units 66.5 4
df/Number of bootstrap reps 11 1000
Prob. >χ2 0.000 0.000