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Table 1 Descriptive statistics

From: Sugar-sweetened beverage affordability and the prevalence of overweight and obesity in a cross section of countries

Variable

Description

Mean

Std. dev.

Min

Max

n

POW

Prevalence of overweight

age-stand. Rate, both sex (BMI ≥ 25), person 18+

47.52

16.75

15.50

78.10

181

POB

Prevalence of obesity

age-stand. Rate, both sex (BMI ≥ 30), person 18+

18.79

9.88

2.60

43.40

181

Q

Per capita consumption of sugar-sweetened

beverages (Litres/person/year)

56.62

43.69

0.69

236.58

183

QW

Per capita consumption of (bottled still

and carbonated) water (Litres/person/year)

48.96

48.00

0.16

205.43

183

YPC

Gross national income per capita, PPP $

17,005.28

17,365.99

587.47

78,162.32

182

P

(Average) Price of sugar-sweetened beverages

(PPP $ per litre)

3.17

1.08

0.78

6.79

154

SBA

Sugar-sweetened beverage affordability

(SSB relative income price), (per 100 l, %)

6.21

8.76

0.36

42.54

154

PW

(Average) Price of water

(bottled still and carbonated), (PPP $ per litre)

1.70

0.88

0.56

8.05

151

DES

Dietary energy supply (Kcal/person/day)

2881.96

444.89

1937.00

3810.00

158

PHY

Number of physicians (per 10,000 people)

16.06

14.83

0.14

67.23

177

GLO

KOF Globalization index

58.48

16.44

23.98

92.84

178

URB

Urban population

(% of total population living in urban areas)

56.57

23.22

8.45

100.00

182

GII

UNDP Gender inequality index

0.36

0.19

0.04

0.77

157

ESE

Employment in services

(% of total employment)

54.21

17.61

16.20

85.70

182

WLS

Index of ‘Western lifestyle’ (GLO and URB)

0.55

0.20

0.10

0.99

182