Table 2

Multiple regressions of traffic mortality rate and case-fatality rate on variables related to traffic, road behaviour, infrastructural characteristics and medical care
Dependent Variables
Covariates
 R2 of the Model



Number of vehicles
 Length of highways
 Availability of MR-scan
 Prevalence of alcohol drinking
Traffic mortality rate
 Italy
 Beta
 0.028
 0.008
 -0.009
 0.601
 0.362


p
 0.886
 0.982
 0.965
 0.005

Northern Regions
 Beta
 -0.044
 0.216
 -0.18
 0.043
 0.034


p
 0.95
 0.725
 0.735
 0.917

Southern Regions
 Beta
 -0.221
 -0.421
 -0.088
 0.662
 0.439


p
 0.801
 0.281
 0.856
 0.074
Case-fatality rate
 Italy
 Beta
 -0.397
 -0.192
 -0.187
 -0.222
 0.157


p
 0.047
 0.609
 0.405
 0.322

Northern Regions
 Beta
 -0.403
 0.247
 -0.141
 0.076
 0.163


p
 0.194
 0.615
 0.305
 0.838

Southern Regions
 Beta
 1.209
 -1.034
 -0.541
 1.157
 0.944


p
 0.045
 0.029
 0.045
 0.015
Traffic accident rate
 Italy
 Beta
 0.303
 0.075
 0.148
 0.768
 0.631


p
 0.05
 0.768
 0.333
 < 0.001

Northern Regions
 Beta
 0.377
 -0.101
 0.221
 0.256
 0.142


p
 0.227
 0.853
 0.617
 0.438

Southern Regions
 Beta
 -0.221
 0.562
 0.659
 -0.599
 0.434


p
 0.58
 0.405
 0.076
 0.348

La Torre et al. International Journal of Health Geographics 2007 6:49   doi:10.1186/1476-072X-6-49

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