Table 1 The descriptive characteristics of the sample outpatients
Variables | Unit | Min | Max | Med | Mean | SD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dependent variables | ||||||
14-day follow-up encounters at any healthcare facilities | Binary | No = 250,972 (61.715%) | ||||
Yes = 155,692 (38.285%) | ||||||
14-day follow-up encounters at any outpatient facilities | Binary | No = 382,113 (93.963%) | ||||
Yes = 24,551 (6.037%) | ||||||
14-day follow-up encounters at any hospital outpatient departments | Binary | No = 386,077 (94.938%) | ||||
Yes = 20,587 (5.062%) | ||||||
Independent variables | ||||||
HHI (5 km) | Number | 0.154 | 1.000 | 0.489 | 0.492 | 0.207 |
HHI (10 km) | Number | 0.151 | 1.000 | 0.495 | 0.46 | 0.198 |
HHI (15 km) | Number | 0.115 | 1.000 | 0.466 | 0.421 | 0.204 |
Control Variables | ||||||
Age | Number | 1 | 103 | 53 | 52.809 | 15.709 |
Gender | Binary | Female = 193,537 (47.591%); | ||||
Male = 213,127(52.409%) | ||||||
Comorbidity | Binary | No = 243,086 (59.776%); | ||||
Yes = 163,578 (40.224%) | ||||||
Insurance | Categorical | Working residents with the URRBMI = 26,270 (6.460%); | ||||
Non-working residents with the URRBMI = 22,081 (5.430%); | ||||||
Working employees with the UEBMI= 217,720 (53.538%) | ||||||
Non-working employees with the UEBMI= 140,593 (34.572%) | ||||||
Hospital class | Categorical | Non-accredited = 20,748 (5.102%); | ||||
Accredited first-class = 104,091 (25.596%): | ||||||
Accredited second-class = 275,806 (67.822%); | ||||||
Accredited third-class = 6,019 (1.480%) | ||||||