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. 2015 May;133:67–76. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2015.03.030

Table 5.

Robustness checks: estimating the relationship between overweight and globalization using original globalization scores.

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
OLS-based estimates
Total globalization 0.010*** (0.000)
Economic globalization 0.001*** (0.000) −0.001*** (0.000)
Social globalization 0.009*** (0.000) 0.010*** (0.000)
Political globalization 0.003*** (0.000) 0.003*** (0.000)
Observations 756,345 756,345 756,345 756,345 756,345
R-squared 0.224 0.215 0.228 0.219 0.233
Estimates using country fixed effects
Total globalization 0.003*** (0.001)
Economic globalization −0.0016*** (0.000) −0.001* (0.000)
Social globalization 0.001* (0.001) 0.001** (0.001)
Political globalization 0.002*** (0.000) 0.002*** (0.000)
Observations 756,345 756,345 756,345 756,345 756,345
R-squared 0.100 0.100 0.100 0.100 0.100

Cluster-robust standard errors in parentheses. Sample restricted to women aged 15–49.

The following controls are added in all specifications: age, number of children, occupation and urban residence dummies, Saharan African dummy, total GDP (constant 2000 dollars); Human Development Index, Economic Freedom score.

***p < 0.01, **p < 0.05, *p < 0.1.