|  | Japan | Korea | Taiwan | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |  | n (mean) | % (SD) | n (mean) | % (SD) | n (mean) | % (SD) |
Total | 906 | Â | 881 | Â | 226 | Â | |
Location | Urban | 440 | 48.57 | 569 | 64.59 | 170 | 75.22 |
 | Rural | 466 | 51.43 | 312 | 35.41 | 56 | 24.78 |
Ownership | Public | 343 | 37.86 | 37 | 4.2 | 60 | 26.55 |
 | Private/Other | 563 | 62.14 | 844 | 95.80 | 166 | 73.45 |
Teaching hospital | Yes | 77 | 8.50 | 63 | 7.15 | 104 | 46.02 |
 | No | 829 | 91.50 | 818 | 92.85 | 122 | 53.98 |
No. of hosp. Beds | 30–99 | 26 | 2.87 | 272 | 30.87 | 10 | 4.42 |
 | 100–399 | 510 | 56.29 | 505 | 57.32 | 39 | 17.26 |
 | 400+ | 370 | 40.84 | 104 | 11.8 | 177 | 78.32 |
No. of hip fracture patients | Q1 | 232 | 25.61 | 187 | 21.23 | 44 | 19.47 |
 | Q2 | 223 | 24.61 | 236 | 26.79 | 60 | 26.55 |
 | Q3 | 225 | 24.83 | 230 | 26.11 | 60 | 26.55 |
 | Q4 | 226 | 24.94 | 228 | 25.88 | 62 | 27.43 |
Regional characteristics | Disposable income (USD, 2010 PPP) | 19,971 | 2205 | 16,905 | 1507 | 15,039 | 1633 |
(for hospital location) | Herfindahl-Hirschman Index | 766.62 | 631.12 | 661.38 | 505.44 | 1401.84 | 972.60 |
 | No. of hospital with low HHI (<median) | 696 | 76.82 | 673 | 76.39 | 100 | 44.25 |
 | No. of hospitals with high HHI (≥median) | 210 | 23.18 | 208 | 23.61 | 126 | 55.75 |
 | % elderly living alone | 17.75 | 3.65 | 7.46 | 2.49 | 2.67 | 2.67 |
 | No. of physicians per 1000 persons | 2.46 | 0.42 | 2.56 | 0.57 | 2.35 | 0.61 |
 | No. of hospital beds per 1000 persons | 13.08 | 3.44 | 15.21 | 5.19 | 7.21 | 1.91 |
 | No. of home care facilities per 10,000 persons | 16.08 | 3.85 | 2.97 | 0.74 | 0.37 | 0.28 |
 | % social welfare expenditure | 16.76 | 4.12 | 31.14 | 8.25 | 13.71 | 1.62 |