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Table 2 Interrupted time-series analysis of weekly PED visits

From: Impact of the South Korean government’s medical school expansion announcement on pediatric emergency department visits

Parameter

Estimate

Std. Error

t value

Confidence interval

P*

Initial level

232.33

25.21

9.22

182.92 to 281.74

< 0.001

Time (weeks)

0.12

0.70

0.17

-1.25 to 1.49

0.86

COVID-19 pandemic

-157.81

22.57

-6.99

-202.04 to -113.58

< 0.001

During COVID-19 pandemic

0.49

0.75

0.66

-0.97 to 1.95

0.51

Lifting mandatory mask wearing

48.26

22.99

2.10

3.21 to 93.32

< 0.05

After lifting mandatory mask wearing

-0.32

0.75

-0.43

-1.8 to 1.16

0.67

Residents’ resignation

-77.82

29.09

-2.67

-134.85 to -20.8

< 0.05

After residents’ resignation

-1.79

4.92

-0.36

-11.43 to 7.86

0.72

  1. * p-values from the Generalized Least Squares regression analysis.