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. 2020 Jul 7;185:261–263. doi: 10.1016/j.puhe.2020.06.056

Table 2.

Univariate and multivariate linear regression models for mortality rates of deaths involving Coronavirus disease 2019 (per 100,000) by local authority.

Explanatory variable Univariate
Multivariate
Coefficient P-value Coefficient P-value
Percentage white −1.548 0.000 −1.172 0.000
Percentage overweight/obese −0.1662 0.000 0.739 0.003
Population density 0.007 0.000 0.003 0.000
Median IMD score 0.885 0.000 −0.139 0.343
PM2.5 7.707 0.000 0.047 0.946

IMD, Index of Multiple Deprivation; PM2.5, annual mean concentration of particulate matter.