Table 3 Correlations between total revascularization (PCI plus CABG) rates (per 100,000 age 20 and older) with state-level socio-economic status, cardiovascular surgery and cardiology work forces data, utilization of diagnostic catheterization, and measures of the burden of coronary heart diseases.
Correlating variables | Correlation Coefficient (R) | P-Value |
|---|---|---|
Socio-Economic Status | Â | Â |
   % of Population That is White | 0.22 | 0.51 |
   % of Population below Poverty Level | -0.03 | 0.94 |
   Unemployment Rate (%) | -0.42 | 0.20 |
   % of Population on Medicaid | -0.34 | 0.30 |
Cardiovascular Surgery and Cardiology Workforces | Â | Â |
   No. of Cardiovascular Surgeons per 100,000 Population | 0.64 | 0.03 |
   No. of Cardiologists per 100,000 Population | 0.22 | 0.51 |
   No. of Interventional Cardiologists per 100,000 Population | 0.25 | 0.46 |
   No. of General Invasive Cardiologists per 100,000 Population | 0.01 | 0.98 |
   No. of Interventional Cardiologists Plus Cardiovascular Surgeons per 100,000 Population | 0.38 | 0.25 |
Utilization of Diagnostic Catheterization | Â | Â |
   No. of Diagnostic Catheterizations per 1,000 Medicare Enrollees | 0.83 | 0.002 |
Measures of the Burden of Coronary Heart Diseases | Â | Â |
   Age/Sex Adjusted Admissions/100,000 population for Acute Myocardial Infarction | 0.46 | 0.15 |
   Age/Sex Adjusted Admissions/100,000 population for Any Coronary Heart Diseases | 0.64 | 0.03 |