Table 2

Linear regression coefficients and relative 95% CIs coming from multivariate models across the four categories of GDP (n=number of countries)

All countries
β coefficient
(95% CI)		Low income
β coefficient
(95% CI)		Lower middle income
β coefficient
(95% CI)		Upper middle income
β coefficient
(95% CI)		High income
β coefficient
(95% CI)
n=126n=21n=32n=29n=44
Diabetes prevalence, median % (IQR)6.6 (4.4 to 9.8)3.4 (2.2 to 4.1)6.5 (3.7 to 8.2)9.9 (8.8 to 11.7)7.1 (5.4 to 10.0)
Urban percentage−0.047*
(−0.088 to −0.005)		0.038
(−0.086 to 0.163)		−0.078
(−0.158 to 0.002)		−0.140*
(−0.241 to −0.039)		−0.018
(−0.077 to 0.041)
Agglomeration index0.066*
(0.030 to 0.102)		−0.031
(−0.185 to 0.123)		0.087*
(0.008 to 0.166)		0.108*
(0.032 to 0.184)		0.028
(−0.025 to 0.082)
Obesity0.177*
(0.079 to 0.275)		−0.606
(−1.535 to 0.323)		0.071
(−0.115 to 0.258)		−0.004
(−0.261 to 0.253)		0.247*
(0.091 to 0.402)
Physical inactivity0.115*
(0.054 to 0.175)		0.011
(−0.098 to 0.119)		0·.109
(−0.078 to 0.297)		−0.009
(−0.121 to 0.102)		0.200*
(0.097 to 0.302)
Sugar consumption0.014
(−0.052 to 0.080)		0.137
(−0.089 to 0.364)		0.104
(−0.009 to 0.218)		0.081
(−0.055 to 0.216)		−0.063
(−0.171 to 0.046)
GDP−0.051*
(−0.093 to −0.010)		−0.202
(−5.974 to 5·571)		0.310
(−0.765 to 1.385)		0.776*
(0.041 to 1.512)		−0.015
(−0.071 to 0.400)

  • *p Values <0.005.

  • GDP, gross domestic product.