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. 2012 Jul 2;2(4):e000595. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2011-000595

Table 2.

Association between cardiovascular SAR and health resources availability (primary health centres, pharmacies, nurses, medical appointments, hospitals and physicians), economic factors (PPI) and demographic characteristics (population) across the 278 counties

Univariate
Multivariable
r B p Value B p Value
Purchasing Power Index 0.441 1.255 <0.001 1.476 <0.001
Population size 0.153 0.117 0.010
More than one primary health centre in the county 0.230 0.270 <0.001
Existence of a hospital in the county 0.144 0.112 0.017
Number of pharmacies (1000 inhabitants/county) 0.156 0.279 0.009 0.525 <0.001
Number of nurses (1000 inhabitants/county) 0.220 0.254 <0.001
Number of medical appointments (inhabitants/county) −0.120 −0.392 0.045
Number of physicians (1000 inhabitants/county) 0.352 0.272 <0.001

r, Pearson's correlation; B, linear regression coefficient; PPI, Purchasing Power Index; SAR, standardised admission ratio.