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Table 2 Bivariate regression results for each predictor with time and country fixed effectsa

From: What is driving global obesity trends? Globalization or “modernization”?

Variable

Coefficient

p-value

Model R-Square

V-Dem Women’s Empowerment Index, 5 yr. lag

0.74

0.006

0.09

GDP per capita PPP (1000 2005 US$), 5 yr. lag

0.0008

0.555

0.08

GDP per capita PPP Squared (1000 2005 US$), 5 yr. lag

0.005

0.000

0.15

Economic Globalization, 5 yr. lag

0.00

0.449

0.07

Cultural Globalization, 5 yr. lag

0.00

0.456

0.09

Democracy (Polity IV), 5 yr. lag

− 0.02

0.000

0.06

% Urban, 5 yr. lag

0.02

0.000

0.32

Calorie Supply (kcal/capita/day), 2 yr. lag

0.00

0.000

0.24

Fat Supply (g/capita/day), 2 yr. lag

0.01

0.000

0.21

Protein Supply (g/capita/day), 2 yr. lag

0.02

0.000

0.25

Carbon Dioxide Emissions (Tons per Capita), 2 yr. lag

0.04

0.000

0.17

  1. aModels include time and country fixed effects but no other covariates. Dependent variable is the average BMI across all countries