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. 2019 Apr 18;14(4):e0215462. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0215462

Table 1. Definitions and sources of the analysed covariates.

Covariate Definition Reference
Demographic
Mean age at menarche age of first menstruation various sources (see S2 Table)
Life expectancy at birth total (years) [66]
Fertility rate total (children per woman) [66]
Adolescent fertility (15–19) births per 1,000 women aged 15–19 [66,67]
Maternal mortality ratio modelled estimate, per 100,000 live births [66,67]
Infant mortality per 1,000 live births [66]
Under-five mortality per 1,000 live births [66]
Adult female mortality probability of female dying between the ages 15–60 [67]
Adult male mortality probability of male dying between the ages 15–60 [67]
Total adult mortality probability of dying between the ages 15–60 average adult male/female mortality rate
Socioeconomic
Average size of household average number of persons per household various sources (see S1 Dataset)
Rural population % of total population [67]
Energy use kg of oil [67]
Fossil fuel energy consumption % of total energy consumption [67]
Gross domestic product (GDP) per capita current US$ [66]
Livestock production index meat, milk, dairy, eggs, etc. [67]
Food production index food crops (except coffee and tea) [67]
Nutritional
Energy consumption per capita kcal/person/day various sources (see S1 Dataset)
Sugar consumption g/person/day [66]
Body mass index (BMI) female kg/m2 [66]
Educational
Out of primary school, female number of females not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools [66]
Primary completion rate, female % of females entrants in the last grade of primary education [66]