Table 4. Results of Mixed Model Analysis with the country specific data nested within WHO regions.

Means of prevalence (%) of obesity (>30kg/m²) for males and females in countries with I_bs values above and below median are shown.

Males
WHO Region	Countries with Ibs ≥0.9658			Countries with Ibs <0.9658
	N	Mean	Std Deviation	N	Mean	Std Deviation
Africa	1	11.20	NA	39	5.19	3.97
Americas	24	20.72	4.59	11	14.95	4.71
Eastern Mediterranean	7	27.14	5.90	10	13.23	9.48
Europe	42	21.87	2.97	8	15.59	4.04
South-East Asia	3	4.70	1.18	6	2.78	1.35
West Pacific	9	14.46	11.68	8	17.76	14.28
Worldwide	86	20.48	6.60	82	9.54	8.23
Females
WHO Region	Countries with Ibs ≥0.9658			Countries with Ibs <0.9658
	N	Mean	Std Deviation	N	Mean	Std Deviation
Africa	1	24.30	NA	39	15.33	7.55
Americas	24	31.21	5.07	11	27.33	6.62
Eastern Mediterranean	7	39.60	4.38	10	23.02	13.26
Europe	42	22.99	4.09	8	21.39	3.56
South-East Asia	3	10.47	0.85	6	6.05	2.12
West Pacific	9	17.86	13.69	8	26.24	19.92
Worldwide	86	25.68	8.77	82	18.85	11.11

The mixed model with nested terms fixed and random effects using the Restricted Maximum Likelihood method of estimation was run.

Dependent Variable: BMI≥30 prevalence rates in Males and Females in 2014.

I_bs Med: Cutoff point of 0.9658.

NA: Not available