TABLE 1. Site characteristics of the eight countries participating in the Latin American Study of Nutrition and Health, 2013 - 2014.

	Argentina	Brazil	Chile	Colombia	Costa Rica	Ecuador	Peru	Venezuela
Population sizea	43 132 000	205 620 000	18 006 000	48 584 000	4 832 000	16 205 000	30 814 175	30 620 000
Urban populationb	92%	85%	89%	76%	76%	64%	76%	89%
GDPc	12 509	11 384	14 528	7 903	10 415	6 345	6 541	12 771f
GINI indexd (22)	42,3	52,9	50,5	53,5	49,2	47,3	44,7	46,9g
Obesity in adultse	26,3%	20%	27,8%	21%	24.3%	18,7%	21,1%	24,8%

Source: Prepared by the authors based on the study literature.

^aCensus reports from the country’s national statistical offices.

^bPercent of the country’s total population (22).

^cGross Domestic Product per capita in current US$ (23).

^dMeasure of statistical dispersion, intended to measure the distribution of wealth in a country (21).

^eBody Mass Index ≥ 30 (24).

^fWorld Bank 2012; all others, 2014.

^g2006; all others, 2013.