Table 2.
Single correlation coefficients of the Mediterranean diet score (MDS), IHD and eight variables (upper triangle), and partial correlation coefficients controlled for all other variables (lower triangle), in 132 countries with a population of over 1 million in global international databases
| GDP | Ageing rate | Education | Life exp. | Health exp. | Smoking | Energy | Obesity | IHD | MDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDP | 0·645*** | 0·649*** | 0·633*** | 0·961*** | 0·269** | 0·650*** | 0·470*** | −0·399*** | −0·054 | |
| Ageing rate | −0·213* | 0·745*** | 0·711*** | 0·650*** | 0·612*** | 0·660*** | 0·401*** | −0·137 | −0·183 * | |
| Education | 0·181* | 0·323*** | 0·729*** | 0·590*** | 0·581*** | 0·677*** | 0·648*** | −0·070 | −0·279** | |
| Life exp. | 0·080 | 0·237** | 0·208* | 0·563*** | 0·558*** | 0·748*** | 0·614*** | −0·300*** | −0·047 | |
| Health exp. | 0·921*** | 0·327*** | −0·058 | −0·086 | 0·217* | 0·577*** | 0·363*** | −0·368*** | −0·053 | |
| Smoking | 0·063 | 0·311*** | 0·193* | 0·167 | −0·194* | 0·540*** | 0·343*** | 0·124 | −0·145 | |
| Energy | 0·175 | 0·190* | −0·147 | 0·246** | −0·046 | 0·195* | 0·690*** | −0·134 | −0·064 | |
| Obesity | 0·131 | −0·250** | 0·379*** | 0·149 | −0·187* | −0·152 | 0·464*** | −0·139 | −0·206* | |
| IHD | −0·219* | −0·055 | 0·208* | −0·297*** | 0·086 | 0·186* | 0·211* | −0·093 | −0·245** | |
| MDS | 0·008 | −0·133 | −0·166 | 0·126 | −0·006 | 0·021 | 0·162 | −0·195* | −0·209* |
GDP, gross domestic product; Life exp., life expectancy (years); Health exp., health expenditure (1000 $US/capita).
*P<0·05, **P<0·01, ***P<0·001.