Table 2.

Model 2. Risk factors for higher rates of MRSA bacteraemia in General Scottish mainland hospitals (n = 38)

Variable	Estimate (SE)	p	Risk Ratio (95 % CI)a
Indegree b	0.030 (0.007)	<0.001	1.03 (1.02–1.05)
Teaching hospital	0.496 (0.168)	0.003	1.64 (1.18–2.28)
Ratio of patients to domestic staff	0.246 (0.076)	0.001	1.28 (1.10–1.48)

^aRisk ratio and 95 % confidence intervals estimated using the modified Poisson Regression approach [25]

^bMeasure of hospital connectivity