Table 1.
Descriptive statistics for study variables
| Variable | Measure | Mean | SD | Min | Max |
| SF intake | % energy/d | 10.83 | 3.09 | 2.39 | 27.48 |
| Female | Binary | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0 | 1 |
| Age | 5-year intervals* | 45.6 | 30.83 | 1 | 98 |
| ASIA | Binary | 0.09 | 0.29 | 0 | 1 |
| CEE | Binary | 0.17 | 0.37 | 0 | 1 |
| HIC | Binary | 0.15 | 0.36 | 0 | 1 |
| LAC | Binary | 0.18 | 0.39 | 0 | 1 |
| MENA | Binary | 0.10 | 0.30 | 0 | 1 |
| S-ASIA | Binary | 0.04 | 0.20 | 0 | 1 |
| SSA | Binary | 0.27 | 0.44 | 0 | 1 |
| Real GDP per capita (PPP) | $/person | $22 226 | $21 646 | $780 | $117 245 |
| Deflated price | index (US=1) | 1.00 | 0.12 | 0.71 | 1.40 |
Note that n=7040 (160 countries×44 demographic subgroups); n=160 for the GDP and price index.
*5-year intervals apply to age ≥ 10. Younger age groups include age ≤ 1, 2, 5, and 8.
ASIA, East and Southeast Asia; CEE, Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia; GDP, gross domestic product; HIC, high-income countries/rest of world; LAC, Latin America and Caribbean; MENA, Middle East and North Africa; PPP, purchasing power parity; S-ASIA, South Asia; SF, saturated fat; SSA, Sub-Saharan Africa.