Table 1.
Variable definitions and summary statistics
| Variable | Definition | N | Mean | SD | Min | Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRPA | Rate of carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 120 | 21.445 | 6.514 | 8.7 | 36.4 |
| PHY | The number of physicians per 1000 population | 120 | 1.959 | 0.476 | 1.3 | 4.1 |
| NUR | The number of registered nurses per 1000 population | 120 | 2.524 | 0.525 | 1.65 | 4.8 |
| PHA | The number of pharmacists per 1000 population | 120 | 0.325 | 0.083 | 0.186 | 0.648 |
| MCB | The number of clinical microbiologists per 1000 population | 120 | 0.335 | 0.065 | 0.236 | 0.587 |
| WORKL | The number of daily physician visits in hospitals | 120 | 7.17 | 2.52 | 3.7 | 15.2 |
| HOS | The number of tertiary hospitals | 120 | 71.825 | 40.757 | 7 | 170 |
N Number; SD Standard deviation; Min Minimum; Max Maximum