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Table 6 Description of variables for statistical analysis

From: Clustering patient mobility patterns to assess effectiveness of health-service delivery

Variablea

Description

Types of Variable

Cluster Groups

Clustering results of patient mobility data

Categorical

Population

Population of the cities

Continuous

S_Physi

Number of specialist physicians (medical residents are considered as specialists)

Continuous

Physi

Number of medical practitioners

Continuous

T_Physi

Total number of physicians

Continuous

Other_Per

Total number of other health-care personnel in the city

Continuous

T_B

Total number of hospital beds in the city

Continuous

Prv_B

Number of hospital beds in private health centers in the city

Continuous

Univ_B

Number of hospital beds in university health centers in the city

Continuous

S_Physi_Pop

(S_Physi / Population) a 100,000

Continuous (Ratio)

T_Physi_Pop

(T_Physi / Population) a 100,000

Continuous (Ratio)

Other_Per_Pop

(Other_Per / Population) a 100,000

Continuous (Ratio)

Prv_B_Pop

(Prv_B / Population) a 100,000

Continuous (Ratio)

Univ_B_Pop

(Univ_B / Population) a 100,000

Continuous (Ratio)

TB_Pop

(T_B / Population) a 100,000

Continuous (Ratio)

  1. aAll variables are averages over 4 years except the cluster groups