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Table 3 Multiple regression analysis between physician-to-population ratio and other variables of municipalities (n = 3,132)

From: Community characteristics that attract physicians in Japan: a cross-sectional analysis of community demographic and economic factors

  Coefficient* P** VIF
Daytime population density 0.355 <0.001 1.826
Elderly rate 0.089 <0.001 1.747
Income per person 0.010 0.578 1.588
Service industry workers per unit population 0.393 <0.001 1.146
Multiple correlation coefficient (R) 0.564 <0.001  
R2 0.318   
  1. Outcome variable is the number of physicians per 100 000 residents
  2. *Standard partial correlation coefficient
  3. **Probability of coefficient being zero
  4. VIF: variance inflation factor
  5. All variables except for elderly rate were log10-transformed
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Human Resources for Health

ISSN: 1478-4491

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