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Table 5 Result of stepwise multiple regression analysis Stepwise multiple regression analysis using home death rate by prefectures in 2002 as dependent variable, and the number of general hospitals, the number of beds in hospital, ratio of daily occupied beds in general hospital, the number of families in which the elderly living alone, dwelling rooms (per dwelling) and the number of health service facilities for the elderly as independent variables

From: A study of home deaths in Japan from 1951 to 2002

Independent variables

B*

β**

t

P

Step 1

The number of beds in hospital

0.004

-0.598

-5.003

< 0.001

R square

0.357

Adjusted R square

 

0.343

R square change

0.357

P < 0.001

  

Step 2

The number of beds in hospital

0.004

-0.626

-6.218

< 0.001

Dwelling rooms (per dwelling)

1.444

0.446

4.433

< 0.001

R square

0.556

Adjusted R square

 

0.536

R square change

0.198

P < 0.001

  

Step 3

The number of beds in hospital

0.005

-0.883

-6.602

< 0.001

Dwelling rooms (per dwelling)

2.383

0.736

5.161

< 0.001

The number of families in which the elderly living alone

0.184

0.543

2.706

0.10

R square

0.620

Adjusted R square

 

0.594

R square change

0.065

P = 0.010

  

Step 4

The number of beds in hospital

0.005

-0.763

-5.595

< 0.001

Dwelling rooms (per dwelling)

2.502

0.773

5.676

< 0.001

The number of families in which the elderly living alone

0.204

0.505

3.145

0.003

Ratio of daily occupied beds in general hospital

-0.192

-0.263

-2.402

0.021

R square

0.666

Adjusted R square

 

0.635

R square change

0.046

P = 0.021

  
  1. *Unstandardized coefficients **Standardized coefficients