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Table 3 Prevalence and adjusteda relative risk (RR) of mortality by municipality characteristics

From: Municipal resources and patient outcomes through the first year after a hip fracture

 

Death within 30 days

Death within 12 months

Exposure

%

RR

95% CI

%

RR

95% CI

Municipality

      

 Age profile (% age 67+)

      

  1 lower quartile

8.6

ref

 

26.0

ref

 

  2

8.5

0.98

0.84–1.14

25.6

0.97

0.89–1.06

  3

8.6

1.06

0.91–1.25

24.0

0.95

0.87–1.05

  4 top quartile

8.8

1.07

0.88–1.29

25.8

1.01

0.91–1.13

 Age profile (age 80+)

      

  1 lower quartile

8.5

ref

 

26.2

ref

 

  2

8.3

0.95

0.82–1.11

24.4

0.89

0.82–0.98

  3

8.9

1.11

0.95–1.30

25.5

1.01

0.92–1.11

  4 top quartile

8.8

1.07

0.89–1.28

25.5

0.97

0.87–1.08

Nursing homes

      

 Available doctor time

      

  1 lower quartile

8.1

ref

 

24.8

ref

 

  2

8.8

1.08

0.92–1.27

25.7

1.03

0.94–1.14

  3

9.1

1.20

1.03–1.40

26.0

1.10

1.01–1.21

  4 top quartile

8.5

1.11

0.94–1.30

24.9

1.04

0.95–1.15

 Available physiotherapist time

      

  1 lower quartile

9.0

ref

 

25.4

ref

 

  2

8.2

0.93

0.79–1.08

24.8

0.99

0.90–1.08

  3

8.7

1.00

0.86–1.17

24.8

1.01

0.92–1.10

  4 top quartile

8.5

0.96

0.83–1.12

26.4

1.06

0.97–1.15

 Fulltime positions in rehabilitation (per 10.000)

      

  1 lower quartile

9.0

ref

 

26.0

ref

 

  2

8.9

0.97

0.83–1.13

26.4

1.02

0.93–1.11

  3

8.7

0.94

0.81–1.09

25.4

0.93

0.85–1.02

  4 top quartile

7.9

0.84

0.71–0.98

23.8

0.85

0.78–0.94

 Short-term stays in nursing homes by municipality size

      

  1 lower quartile

8.7

ref

 

24.9

ref

 

  2

8.7

1.01

0.88–1.17

25.8

1.03

0.95–1.12

  3

8.7

0.98

0.83–1.15

25.3

0.97

0.89–1.07

  4 top quartile

8.5

0.93

0.80–1.09

25.5

0.97

0.88–1.06

  1. Bolded data are statistically significant
  2. aAdjusted for patients’ age, sex, ASA, and municipalities’ centrality