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Table 4 Descriptive statistics

From: Arrangements with the NHS for providing healthcare services: do they improve financial performance of private for-profit hospitals in Spain?

 

Average

S.D.

Median

Mín

Max

Average Comm.

Average No comm.

Test for average differences

ROA (%)

4.57

13.65

5.02

−60.52

40.18

5.07

4.15

− 1.93**

Size (Log beds)

4.21

0.87

4.30

1.38

6.83

4.46

4.00

−15.40***

Age (Log years)

2.97

0.83

3.09

0

4.76

3.04

2.91

−4.60***

Technological index

0.00

0.77

0

−1.104

3.08

0.12

−0.09

−8.18***

Leverage (%)

58.68

34.30

55.12

0

216.2

60.43

57.24

−2.65***

Tangibility (%)

42.21

24.87

41.57

0

100.0

43.70

40.97

−3.13***

Bed number

95.79

91.72

74

4

931.0

113

82

−9.57***

  1. **, ***: significant to 5 and 1%, respectively
  2. Comm = commissioning hospitals
  3. Source: Own elaboration