Table 3 Selected correlations of availability of foods and food and beverage groups to mean BMI from 167 Countries
From: Future body mass index modelling based on macronutrient profiles and physical activity
Food Groups and kcals | Mean % of kcals | SD | BMI 2008 r (P) |
|---|---|---|---|
Cereals | 41.7 | 14.2 | −0.46 (<0.0001) |
  Wheat | 18.3 | 11.5 | 0.41 (<0.0001) |
  Rice | 11.5 | 14.4 | −0.41 (<0.0001) |
  Maize | 7.56 | 10.7 | −0.25 (<0.0001) |
Vegetable oils | 9.31 | 4.27 | 0.24 (<0.0001) |
  Soy | 2.47 | 2.74 | 0.30 (<0.0001) |
  Rape and mustard seed | 0.61 | 1.47 | 0.13 (0.0156) |
  Palm | 1.57 | 2.34 | −0.22 (<0.0001) |
Sugar and sweets | 9.90 | 4.70 | 0.60 (<0.0001) |
Raw sugar equivalents | 9.05 | 4.44 | 0.60 (<0.0001) |
Meat and offals | 7.46 | 4.48 | 0.54 (<0.0001) |
  Poultry | 2.01 | 1.83 | 0.60 (<0.0001) |
  Cow | 1.77 | 1.53 | 0.28 (<0.0001) |
  Pig | 2.46 | 2.71 | 0.23 (<0.0001) |
  Sheep/Goat | 0.64 | 1.14 | 0.20 (0.0002) |
  Offals | 0.31 | 0.28 | 0.23 (<0.0001) |
Roots and Tubers | 7.37 | 9.24 | −0.35 (<0.0001) |
  Potatoes | 2.23 | 2.29 | 0.24 (<0.0001) |
  Cassava | 2.85 | 6.78 | −0.41 (<0.0001) |
Milk, eggs, and Fish | 7.58 | 4.59 | 0.44 (<0.0001) |
  Milk | 3.99 | 3.35 | 0.26 (<0.0001) |
  Cheese | 1.18 | 1.63 | 0.37 (<0.0001) |
  Eggs | 0.76 | 0.61 | 0.41 (<0.0001) |
Fruit | 5.54 | 3.09 | 0.22 (<0.0001) |
Animal fats | 2.34 | 2.45 | 0.38 (<0.0001) |
Pulses | 2.30 | 2.40 | −0.34 (<0.0001) |
Other food groups | 6.32 | 3.43 | 0.21 (0.0001) |
Alcohol (g/d) | 6.93 | 5.18 | 0.23 (<0.0001) |
Kcals | 2,612 | 717 | 0.28 (<0.0001) |
% Insufficient physical activity excluding imputed estimates (n=224) | 34.4 | 17.0 | 0.56 (<0.0001) |
% Insufficient physical activity all (n=334) | 35.7 | 15.6 | 0.59 (<0.0001) |
Exercise (DCCT 1–4 scale) | 1.97 | 0.48 | −0.59 (<0.0001) |
GDP 2009 (n=334) | 11,261 | 16,558 | 0.35 (<0.0001) |
Female gender | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.16 (0.0032) |
BMI 2008 | 25.19 | 2.43 | 1.0 |