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Table 1 Quantile Regression of Pneumonia 30-day Mortality Rates

From: Association of hospice utilization and publicly reported outcomes following hospitalization for pneumonia or heart failure: a retrospective cohort study

Ā 

25th percentile

50th percentile

75th percentile

Hospice days per decedent

āˆ’0.016

āˆ’0.028

āˆ’0.023

Quality of care score

āˆ’0.047

āˆ’0.036

āˆ’0.064

Acute care hospital beds per 1000 residents

āˆ’0.0099

āˆ’0.0010

āˆ’0.045

Median income (in thousands, USD)

āˆ’0.0087

āˆ’0.0010

āˆ’0.0012

Population density (in thousands, per square mile)

āˆ’0.041

āˆ’0.032

āˆ’0.033

Northeast region**

āˆ’0.084

āˆ’0.21

āˆ’0.14

Southern region**

0.40

0.28

0.38

Western region**

0.15

0.11

0.29

  1. *Values for which pā€‰<ā€‰0.05 are bolded
  2. **Reference region: Midwest