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Table 3 Covariate comparison split by working day and weekend of scan vs. treatment

From: Is the timing of radiological intervention and treatment day associated with economic outcomes in DRG-financed health care systems: a case study

  

Working day treatment

Weekend treatment

Working Day Scan

Age

63.31

64.29

 

Female

0.48

0.47

 

Private

0.27

0.28

 

Complex

0.82

0.83

 

Mortality

0.06

0.04

 

Number of Exams

2.65

2.49

 

Emergency

0.85

0.49

 

Diff. Treatment Scan Day

−1.61

−0.58

 

Diff. Scan Admission Day

3.48

2.73

 

Diff. Dismissal Scan Day

6.51

7.71

 

CT

0.25

0.25

 

MRI

0.12

0.13

 

Sonography

0.05

0.04

 

X-Ray

0.57

0.59

Weekend Scan

Age

66.17

65.20

 

Female

0.45

0.46

 

Private

0.27

0.30

 

Complex

0.86

0.90

 

Mortality

0.04

0.03

 

Number of Exams

2.93

3.13

 

Emergency

0.89

0.78

 

Diff. Dismissal Scan Day

8.30

7.62

 

Diff. Scan Admission Day

1.52

3.36

 

Diff. Treatment Scan Day

−1.09

0.24

 

CT

0.45

0.33

 

MRI

0.10

0.05

 

Sonography

0.04

0.04

 

X-Ray

0.41

0.58

  1. Note: The above numbers do represent mean values for continuous variables or the share of the respective variable referred to the total of cases
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