Table 3.
Regression analysis of hospitalization rate for ambulatory care sensitive conditions
| All ages | 0–14 | 15–64 | 65 and over | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coefficient | SE | Coefficient | SE | Coefficient | SE | Coefficient | SE | |
| Baseline (intercept) | 201.571**** | 9.254 | 479.919**** | 43.128 | 95.284**** | 4.085 | 566.531**** | 21.000 |
| Deprivation index | 7.075**** | 1.095 | 21.883**** | 5.104 | 5.413**** | .483 | 13.414**** | 2.485 |
| Primary care physicians per 10,000 people | −15.498**** | 3.770 | −41.884** | 17.570 | −8.785**** | 1.664 | −37.509**** | 8.555 |
| Practicing physicians per 10,000 people | −.179 | .502 | −1.884 | 2.339 | .234 | .222 | .402 | 1.139 |
| Hospital beds in small to medium sized hospitals with no. of beds < 300 per 1000 people) | 15.503**** | 1.397 | 54.447**** | 6.511 | 7.341**** | .617 | 19.295**** | 3.170 |
| Hospital beds in large sized hospitals with no. of beds ≧300 per 1000 people | .848 | 2.392 | 12.862 | 11.146 | −1.269 | 1.056 | −4.558 | 5.427 |
| Adjusted R2 | .551 | .369 | .688 | .425 | ||||
**p < 0:05 ****p < 0:001