Table 2.

Correlations of National Obesity Frequency (Ob) with National Lactase Nonpersistence Frequencies (LNP) [Panel A], Calculated Mean National Latitude [Panel B] or Average Calculated National Yearly Ultra Violet B Exposure [UVB/kJ/m²/year] [Panel C] on a Global, European or Asian Division

	Global	P	Europe	P	Asia	P
Panel A
LNP
Ob	−0.47 [47]	0.0009	−0.05 [21]	NS	0.16 [14]	NS
Panel B
Latitude
Ob	0.36 [46]	0.015	0.11 [20]	NS	−0.11 [14]	NS
Panel C
UVB
Ob	0.16 [36]	NS	−0.1 [20]	NS	0.39 [6]	NS

NS, not significant.