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Table 6 Summary statistics of the 15 variables related to medical and care resources

From: The distribution structure of medical and care resources based on regional characteristics throughout Japan in 2020

Category

Variable

mean†

SD†

MIN†

Q1†

Q2†

Q3†

MAX†

Hospital resources

General hospital beds (per 10,000 people)

76.366

22.940

21.258

59.544

73.098

90.612

169.916

Hospital beds for long-term care (per 10,000 people)

61.346

35.933

0.000

35.484

52.552

76.763

281.538

Hospital physicians (per 10,000 people)

13.253

5.973

2.453

9.452

12.100

15.119

62.815

Hospital nurses (per 10,000 people)

68.009

20.248

12.101

52.812

66.253

82.672

140.001

Hospital assistant nurses (per 10,000 people)

10.239

6.985

0.684

5.239

8.225

13.403

42.500

Clinic resources

Clinics without beds (per 10,000 people)

7.310

1.922

2.787

6.120

7.009

8.261

26.259

Clinic beds (per 10,000 people)

9.389

8.719

0.000

3.465

6.369

11.779

50.354

Clinic long-term care beds (per 10,000 people)

0.918

1.458

0.000

0.000

0.276

1.339

12.876

Clinic physicians (per 10,000 people)

7.473

2.328

1.497

6.040

7.394

8.583

29.561

Clinic nurses (per 10,000 people)

12.373

4.116

4.319

9.779

11.923

14.412

47.580

Clinic assistant nurses (per 10,000 people)

9.187

5.268

1.747

5.253

8.071

11.916

30.923

Care resources

Capacities of nursing homes (per 10,000 people)

155.052

44.211

61.412

124.073

150.392

179.421

319.266

Workers in nursing homes (per 10,000 people)

145.586

47.555

48.225

110.481

143.452

177.789

308.726

Home medical care and home care resources

Workers in home medical care and home care (per 10,000 people)

22.489

10.049

7.742

15.789

20.425

26.340

79.268

  1. †The abbreviations (Mean, SD, MIN, Q1, Q2, Q3, MAX) are as follows
  2. Mean Mean Value, SD Standard Deviation, MIN Minimum Value, Q1 First Quartile, Q2 Second Quartile, Q3 Third Quartile, MAX Maximum Value