Table 1.
Pearson's r (Above the Diagonal) and Nonparametric “rho” (Below the Diagonal) Coefficients of Correlation Between All Variables Studied (Log-Transformed Variables)
| Meat Intake | Life e(0) | Life e(5) | Child Mortality | CHO Crops | Calories | GDP PPP | URBAN | BMI 30 kg/m2 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meat Intake | 1 | 0.710*** | 0.687*** | −0.746*** | −0.135 | 0.657*** | 0.758*** | 0.536*** | 0.678*** |
| Life e(0) | 0.765*** | 1 | 0.989*** | −0.900*** | −0.122 | 0.680*** | 0.714*** | 0.483*** | 0.514*** |
| Life e(5) | 0.740*** | 0.992*** | 1 | −0.876*** | −0.096 | 0.663*** | 0.687*** | 0.480*** | 0.464*** |
| Child mortality | −0.777*** | −0.925*** | 0.893*** | 1 | 0.082 | −0.744*** | −0.788*** | −0.525*** | −0.532*** |
| CHO crops | −0.163* | −0.111 | 0.112 | 0.085 | 1 | −0.005 | −0.138 | −0.076 | −0.110 |
| Calories | 0.669*** | 0.731*** | 0.707*** | −0.750*** | −0.010 | 1 | 0.686*** | 0.534*** | 0.588*** |
| GDP PPP | 0.776*** | 0.774*** | 0.742*** | −0.808*** | −0.137 | 0.703*** | 1 | 0.684*** | 0.544*** |
| URBAN | 0.582*** | 0.605*** | 0.597*** | −0.591*** | −0.099 | 0.586*** | 0.754*** | 1 | 0.490*** |
| BMI 30 kg/m2 | 0.617*** | 0.542*** | 0.517*** | −0.535*** | −0.108 | 0.628*** | 0.521*** | 0.549*** | 1 |
Notes: Numbers of countries range 171–175. * P˂ 0.05; ***P˂ 0.001. All food group variables and calories from the FAO, meat and CHO (abbreviated for carbohydrates including cereals, starchy root and sugars) are expressed in g/capita/day; total calories is expressed in kcal/capita/day, GDP PPP is in per capita USD per year; URBAN is expressed in percentage of population living in urban area; BMI 30 kg/m2 is expressed with percentages of defined population with a body mass index (BMI) of no less than 30 kg/m2.