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Table 1 Top five most influential Dartmouth Atlas variables from the Cubist model prediction of age-adjusted death rates from falls over 2001–2018. Influence values scaled to 0–100

From: The predictive power of geographic health care utilization for unintentional fatal fall rates

Variable Rank

Variable

Influence Value

1

Hospital Admissions, Last 6 Months of Life

82.0

2

Medicare Reimbursements for Hospice

54.0

3

Medicare Hospitalizations for Hip Fractures

45.0

4

ICU Admissions, Last 6 Months of Life

40.5

5

Medicare Reimbursements for Skilled Nursing Facilities

40.0

  1. ICU intensive care unit