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Table 2 Quantile Regression of Pneumonia 30-day Readmission Rates

From: Association of hospice utilization and publicly reported outcomes following hospitalization for pneumonia or heart failure: a retrospective cohort study

Ā 

25th percentile

50th percentile

75th percentile

Hospice days per decedent

āˆ’0.015

āˆ’0.021

āˆ’0.017

Quality of care

āˆ’0.0049

0.014

0.035

Acute care hospital beds per 1000 residents

0.25

0.29

0.50

Median income (in thousands, USD)

0.0073

0.0034

0.0037

Population density (in thousands, per square mile)

0.036

0.040

0.048

Northeast region**

0.26

0.14

0.20

Southern region**

0.25

0.13

0.26

Western region**

āˆ’0.39

āˆ’0.54

āˆ’0.42

  1. *Values for which pā€‰<ā€‰0.05 are bolded
  2. **Reference region: Midwest