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Table 3 Proportion of correctly predicted hospital visits according to the allowed error (5–15%) by diagnosis

From: Prediction of hospital visits for the general inpatient care using floating catchment area methods: a reconceptualization of spatial accessibility

 

Heart failure

Atrial flutter/fibrillation

Femoral fracture

Gonarthrosis

Stroke

Epilepsy

5% error

 iFCA

8.7

6.9

6.6

4.5

7.0

9.4

 M2SFCA

10.3

8.5

6.3

4.6

8.8

13.4

 E2SFCA

10.8

6.1

5.5

5.6

8.5

8.8

 Closest Hospital

8.3

4.3

9.9

3.6

8.1

8.0

10% error

 iFCA

16.3

13.4

12.5

9.2

17.1

21.4

 M2SFCA

21.7

15.5

12.3

11.0

19.4

21.7

 E2SFCA

19.6

13.0

10.7

10.2

14.9

17.3

 Closest Hospital

15.5

10.1

18.4

7.1

16.5

16.3

15% error

 iFCA

24.6

21.0

19.4

14.8

28.4

27.1

 M2SFCA

32.5

22.5

20.4

16.1

30.2

30.5

 E2SFCA

30.0

18.5

16.2

15.0

24.2

25.1

 Closest hospital

21.2

14.3

26.6

11.3

25.6

23.0

  1. iFCA integrated floating catchment area, M2SFCA modified 2 step floating catchment area, E2SFCA enhanced 2 step floating catchment area