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. 2022 Jul 9;22:891. doi: 10.1186/s12913-022-08305-7

Table 3.

Hospital district variance (σ2) and its 95% credible interval (CI 95%) in elective primary total hip and knee arthroplasty in Finland for years 2010 − 2013 and 2014 − 2017, the proportion of variance explained (PCV) and Median Rate Ratio (MRR) when adding variables to the models

2010–2013 2014–2017
Hip arthroplasty σ2 (CI 95%) PCV MRR (CI 95%) σ2 (CI 95%) PCV MRR (CI 95%)
M0 Null model 0.007 (0.003–0.015) 1.08 (1.06–1.12) 0.009 (0.004–0.019) 1.09 (1.06–1.14)
M1 + Comorbidity 0.007 (0.003–0.014) 4.0 1.08 (1.06–1.12) 0.009 (0.004–0.018) 0.3 1.09 (1.07–1.14)
M2 + Education 0.006 (0.003–0.013) 13.6 1.08 (1.05–1.12) 0.009 (0.004–0.019) -0.2 1.09 (1.07–1.14)
M3 + Occupation 0.006 (0.003–0.012) 17.9 1.07 (1.05–1.11) 0.008 (0.004–0.018) 2.6 1.09 (1.06–1.14)
M4 + Income 0.006 (0.003–0.013) 13.3 1.08 (1.05–1.12) 0.009 (0.004–0.019) -1.6 1.09 (1.07–1.14)
M5 + MSD Index 0.003 (0.001–0.007) 57.7 1.05 (1.03–1.08) 0.008 (0.004–0.018) 3.1 1.09 (1.06–1.14)
Knee arthroplasty
 M0 Null model 0.024 (0.013–0.051) 1.16 (1.11–1.24) 0.016 (0.008–0.033) 1.13 (1.09–1.19)
 M1 + Comorbidity 0.024 (0.013–0.050) -0.7 1.16 (1.11–1.24) 0.016 (0.009–0.034) -4.9 1.13 (1.09–1.19)
 M2 + Education 0.023 (0.012–0.048) 4.5 1.16 (1.11–1.23) 0.016 (0.009–0.035) -4.7 1.13 (1.09–1.19)
 M3 + Occupation 0.022 (0.012–0.046) 9.3 1.15 (1.11–1.23) 0.016 (0.009–0.033) -2.2 1.13 (1.09–1.19)
 M4 + Income 0.023 (0.013–0.049) 3.3 1.16 (1.11–1.24) 0.017 (0.009–0.036) -9.0 1.13 (1.09–1.20)
 M5 + MSD Index 0.018 (0.009–0.039) 25.4 1.14 (1.10–1.21) 0.013 (0.007–0.029) 15.7 1.12 (1.08–1.17)