Table 1.

Bivariate orrelation matrix between model variables.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
1. Gross Domestic Product	–
2. Economic Globalization	.58	–
3. Urbanization Prevalence	.37	.49	–
4. Tobacco Consumption	.62	.57	.39	–
5. Overweight Prevalence	.74	.60	.55	.59	–
6. Obesity Prevalence	.75	.58	.46	.58	.98	–
7. Proportion of Deaths due to CVD+	.44	.39	.40	.55	.49	.43	–

^⁎All correlations significant at the p < .01 level (1-tailed).

⁺= cardiovascular disease.