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. 2013 Feb 27;8(2):e57873. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0057873

Table 2. Fractional food composition and diabetes prevalence.

(6) (7) (8)
Diabetes prevalence (%) Diabetes prevalence (%) Diabetes prevalence (%)
Fraction of total calories from sugar 18.1** 15.7** 16.7**
(5.53) (5.16) (5.41)
Fraction of total calories from fiber 3.97 1.00 1.70
(2.98) (3.24) (3.37)
Fraction of total calories from fruit –0.58 –1.98 –1.64
(5.22) (5.89) (5.84)
Fraction of total calories from meat 3.97 9.31 7.82
(7.01) (5.89) (5.89)
Fraction of total calories from cereal 0.96 2.27 2.73
(2.97) (2.99) (3.07)
Fraction of total calories from veg oils 1.93 2.80 4.85
(4.46) (4.44) (4.92)
Obesity 0.12*** 0.092*** 0.094***
(0.029) (0.021) (0.021)
Log GDP per capita 1.03* 1.19*
(0.44) (0.47)
Change in log GDP 2.03 1.85
(2.52) (2.58)
Aging 0.036 0.036
(0.086) (0.087)
Urbanization 0.015
(0.011)
Countries 147 137 137
R 2 0.49 0.54 0.55

Urbanization refers to the percentage of the population living in urban areas. Aging is the percentage of the population 65 years of age and older. Obesity is the percentage of the population with BMI at least 30 kg/m2.

Robust standard errors in parentheses.

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p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001