1998 to 2002 | 2006 to2010 | P-valueof coefficient equality test | |||||||
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Main predictors of interest | Estimated coefficient | SE b | 95% CIs c | P - value | Estimated coefficient | SE b | 95% CIs c | P-value | |
Measure of public health need | |||||||||
Age-adjusted mortality | -67.61 | 29.87 | [-126.16 to -9.06] | .024 | 54.76 | 50.47 | [-44.16 to 153.69] | .278 | .038 |
Hospital physician densityd | -10.96 | 5.52 | [-21.77 to -0.15] | .047 | 57.87 | 7.62 | [42.92 to 72.81] | < .001 | < .001 |
Clinic physician densitye | 7.22 | 12.70 | [-17.67 to 32.1] | .570 | 33.85 | 16.92 | [0.68 to 67.01] | .046 | .209 |
Measure of residential quality | |||||||||
Urban centre | -25.95 | 10.70 | [-46.92 to -4.98] | .015 | 51.99 | 13.96 | [24.62 to 79.36] | < .001 | < .001 |
Suburban | -0.72 | 4.78 | [-10.08 to 8.64] | .880 | -5.11 | 6.58 | [-18.02 to 7.79] | .437 | .590 |
Rural area | Reference | Reference | |||||||
SES composite indexf | -2.32 | 3.30 | [-8.79 to 4.16] | .483 | 10.50 | 4.67 | [1.35 to 19.65] | .025 | .026 |