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Table 2 Results of univariate models for the effect of common case mix adjusters and the variance of these effects on the global ratingb

From: Do effects of common case-mix adjusters on patient experiences vary across patient groups?

 

Coefficienta

SD Patient groupsa

Estimated 95% range across patient groups

Gender

 Constant

7.980

0.430

7.137

8.823

 Female

ref

ref

ref

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 Male

0.107

0.095

−0.079

0.293

Age

 Constant

7.746

0.458

6.848

8.644

  < 45

ref

ref

ref

ref

 45–65

0.228

0.159

−0.084

0.540

  > 65

0.459

0.284

−0.098

1.016

Education

 Constant

8.145

0.439

7.285

9.005

 Low

ref

ref

ref

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 Medium

−0.171

0.112

−0.391

0.049

 High

−0.269

0.156

−0.575

0.037

Health

 Constant

7.882

0.509

6.884

8.880

 Poor/fair

ref

ref

ref

ref

 Good/excellent

0.236

0.227

−0.209

0.681

  1. aThe coefficients and the variance of those coefficients (SD) were all significant (p < 0.05)
  2. bN patients = 144,710–139,101; N patient groups = 31–32