Skip to main content

Table 1 Path analysis of the relationships between livestock consumption and diet-related NCD risks through livestock production and trade from 1992 to 2011

From: Telecoupled impacts of livestock trade on non-communicable diseases

Path analysis

Unstandardized coefficient (S.E.)

Dependent variable: Livestock production (kcal)

 Protein supply of animal origin (g/capita/day)

1.482** (0.184)

 Pasture and meadows (km2)

−0.068* (0.031)

 GDP-PPP per capita (2011 $ const.)

−0.006 (0.103)

 Population (persons)

1.190* (0.048)

Dependent variable: Livestock export (kcal)

 Protein supply of animal origin (g/capita/day)

4.119** (1.131)

 Pasture and meadows (km2)

−0.060 (0.190)

 GDP-PPP per capita (2011 $ const.)

1.208 (0.633)

 Population (persons)

1.429** (0.292)

Dependent variable: Livestock import (kcal)

 Protein supply of animal origin (g/capita/day)

0.897* (0.292)

 Pasture and meadows (km2)

−0.051 (0.049)

 GDP-PPP per capita (2011 $ const.)

0.761** (0.163)

 Population (persons)

0.633** (0.075)

Dependent variable: Livestock consumption (kcal/capita/day)

 Livestock Production (kcal)

0.370** (0.035)

 Livestock Export (kcal)

0.005 (0.006)

 Livestock Import (kcal)

0.049* (0.024)

 Pasture and meadows (km2)

0.053** (0.015)

 GDP-PPP per capita (2011 $ const.)

0.222** (0.043)

 Population (persons)

−0.539** (0.042)

Dependent variable: Disability-adjusted life years from high (years)

 Livestock consumption (kcal/capita/day)

1.557** (0.164)

 Pasture and meadows (km2)

0.023 (0.043)

 GDP-PPP per capita (2011 $ const.)

0.518** (0.115)

 Population (persons)

1.085** (0.065)

Dependent variable: Number of deaths from diets high in meat (persons)

 Livestock consumption (kcal/capita/day)

1.616** (0.171)

 Pasture and meadows (km2)

−0.011 (0.044)

 GDP-PPP per capita (2011 $ const.)

0.404* (0.120)

 Population (persons)

0.978** (0.068)

Dependent variable: Age-standardized death rate from diets high in meat (per 100,000 people)

 Livestock consumption (kcal/capita/day)

0.589** (0.096)

 Pasture and meadows (km2)

0.016 (0.025)

 GDP-PPP per capita (2011 $ const.)

0.184* (0.067)

 Population (persons)

0.080* (0.038)

χ 2

149.851

df

14

CFI

0.941

SRMR

0.026

  1. Values in parentheses are standard errors
  2. All variables are log transformation variables, except the index of NCD risk factors
  3. * P < 0.05, ** P < 0.001