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.