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Table 2 Baseline table for hospital characteristics for patients with colon cancer

From: Treatment in certified cancer centers is related to better survival in patients with colon and rectal cancer: evidence from a large German cohort study

Variable

All

n = 1088

Certified: no

n = 777

Certified: yes

n = 311

Hospital beds, n (%)

 1–299

614

56.4%

574

73.9%

40

12.9%

 300–499

262

24.1%

142

18.3%

120

38.6%

 500–999

162

14.9%

52

6.7%

110

35.4%

 1000 + 

50

4.6%

9

1.2%

41

13.2%

Teaching hospital, n (%)

 No

469

43.1%

419

53.9%

50

16.1%

 Yes

619

56.9%

358

46.1%

261

83.9%

University hospital, n (%)

 No

1059

97.3%

769

99%

290

93.2%

 Yes

29

2.7%

8

1%

21

6.8%

Hospital ownership, n (%)

 Public

388

35.7%

245

31.5%

143

46%

 Non-profit

473

43.5%

350

45%

123

39.5%

 Private

227

20.9%

182

23.4%

45

14.5%

Certified center, n (%)

 No

777

71.4%

    

 Yes

311

28.6%