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Table 1 Descriptive statistics, imputed data

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

Variable

Number of obs.

Mean

SD

Minimum

Maximum

Year

5152

1994

8

1980

2008

Country Average BMI

5152

24.2

2.4

18.8

34.5

Male Average BMI

5152

23.8

2.3

19.0

33.9

Female Average BMI

5152

24.5

2.6

18.5

35.0

V-Dem Women’s Empowerment Index

5152

0.61

0.20

0

0.96

Economic Globalization

5152

51.6

17.4

9.7

98.9

Cultural Globalization

5152

40.5

21.2

5.7

93.3

GDP per capita (2005 US$)

5152

8736

11,936

100

123,263

% Urban

5152

50.1

23.8

4.3

100

Democracy (Polity IV)

5152

1.48

6.7

−10

10

Calorie Supply (kcal/capita/day)

5152

2631

481.3

1435

4085

Fat Supply (g/capita/day)

5152

75.4

33.7

13.2

175.4

Protein Supply (g/capita/day)

5152

72.9

19.9

29.4

138.1

CO2 emissions (Tons per Capita)

5152

4.3

6.46

0

68.63