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Table 4 Mediation regression: OLS regression of economic disadvantage (20 regions)

From: Determinants of health disparities between Italian regions

Dependent variable: Economic disadvantage

Coefficient

CI 95%

Poor living conditions

0.46

(-0.12, 1.03)

Satisfaction with healthcare

-0.10

(-0.33, 1.30)

Capital intensity in healthcare1

-0.21

(-0.73, 0.30)

Share of private healthcare expenditure

-0.12

(-0.23, -0.01)

Social isolation

-0.22

(-2.02, 1.58)

Obesity rate

1.13

(-0.22, 2.47)

Adjusted R 2 = 0.64

  
  1. 1: Number of medical equipment machines per 10,000 residents