Linear regression coefficients for the association between workforce and under-5 mortality rate in Brazil, unadjusted and adjusted by region of the country
| Mean (SD) | Unadjusted coefficient (SE) | Adjusted coefficient (SE) | |
| General surgeon rate | 208.01 (103.93) | −0.02 (0.01)* | −0.01 (0.01) |
| Paediatric surgeon rate | 4.86 (3.38) | −0.53 (0.17)* | −0.32 (0.20) |
| Obstetrician rate | 48.95 (25.37) | −0.07 (0.02)* | −0.02 (0.05) |
| Anaesthesiologist rate | 74.34 (43.32) | −0.05 (0.01)* | −0.02 (0.02) |
| Surgeons, anaesthesiologists and obstetrician rate | 287.22 (140.70) | −0.02 (0.00)* | −0.01 (0.01) |
*P<0.01.