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Table 1 Descriptive statistics of study

From: COVID-19, body mass index and cholesterol: an ecological study using global data

Variables

Mean

SD

Median

IQR (25, 75%)

Total cases per million

16,396.85

18,653.61

9987.79

1106.63

27,700.01

Total deaths per million

297.82

367.55

109.60

20.32

419.96

Mean BMI (kg/m2)

25.55

2.00

26.10

23.80

26.90

Prevalence of underweight among adults

5.44

5.04

2.95

1.43

9.18

Prevalence of overweight among adults

47.92

15.69

55.45

30.90

60.28

Prevalence of obesity among adults

18.58

8.88

20.35

9.53

25.23

Mean total serum cholesterol-2009

4.72

.43

4.75

4.35

5.10

Prevalence of high cholesterol (≥ 5) -2009

39.90

14.36

39.40

27.30

52.95

Prevalence of high cholesterol (≥ 6.2) -2009

10.60

6.00

9.40

5.30

15.40

Mean total cholesterol (mmol/L)-2018

4.52

.38

4.62

4.15

4.81

Mean non-HDL cholesterol (mmol/L) -2018

3.28

.36

3.32

2.95

3.55

Mean HDL cholesterol (mmol/L) -2018

1.22

.16

1.19

1.11

1.38

  1. IQR Interquartile Range, BMI Body Mass Index, SD Standard Deviation