A Quantitative Analysis of Cold Water for Human Consumption in Hospitals in Spain

Table 2

Classification of the factors considered in the statistical analysis of the collected data.

Factors	Distribution regarding factors
Type of management (TM)	Public
	Private
Gross Domestic Product (GDP)	GDP 1: <20,000
	GDP 2: 20,000 –25,000
	GDP 3: 25,000 –30,000
	GDP 4: >30,000
Heating degrees-day year (HDDY)	HDDY 1: 0° to 250°C
	HDDY 2: 250° to 500°C
	HDDY 3: 500° to 750°C
	HDDY 4: 750° to 1000°C
	HDDY 5: 1,000° to 1,250°C
	HDDY 6: 1,250° to 1,500°C
	HDDY 7: >1,500°C
Hospital category depending on the number of beds (HCNB)	HCNB 1: <200 beds
	HCNB 2: 200 to 500 beds
	HCNB 3: 500 to 1,000 beds
	HCNB 4: >1,000 beds
Geographic location (GL)	Madrid
	Andalucía
	Valencia
	Rioja
	País Vasco
	Cataluña
	Canarias
Range of years	2005–2007
	2008–2012