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Table 4 Relationship between LTC need and bed density using linear regression

From: Impact of a fixed price system on the supply of institutional long-term care: a comparative study of Japanese and German metropolitan areas

Explanatory variables

Dependent Variables

 

Overall bed-densityaof IF 2010 Japan

Overall bed-densityaof PNH 2008 Japan

Overall bed-densityaof 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

  1. *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001.
  2. aBed-density: number of beds per 1000 elderly adults aged 65 and over.
  3. bElderly persons: those aged 65 and over.