| 2006 | 2009 | P-value | ||
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Variable | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Â |
Ratio of the number of applicants to programme quota | 0.71 | 0.68 | 0.68 | 0.59 | 0.24 |
Salary (million yen, per 2 years) | 9.08 | 2.00 | 10.11 | 2.24 | <0.001 |
Number of teaching physicians (persons per 100 beds) | 10.4 | 3.1 | 10.4 | 3.7 | 0.92 |
Number of hospital beds | 433 | 173 | 424 | 167 | <0.001 |
Average number of inpatients (persons per day) | 375 | 153 | 348 | 148 | <0.001 |
Closed programme within a single institution (closed programme=1) | 0.27 | 0.45 | 0.14 | 0.34 | <0.001 |
Average number of emergency patients (persons per day per 10 beds) | 0.92 | 0.58 | 0.92 | 0.96 | 0.91 |