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Table 2 Descriptive statistics of the variables

From: Non-linear association of low birthweight with risk factors including women’s BMI: evidence from an international comparison

 

Low-income countries

Middle-income countries

High-income countries

n

median

IQR

n

median

IQR

n

median

IQR

R_LBW

42

14.44

6.28

55

8.68

5.65

46

7.16

3.04

BMI

42

23.40

2.70

55

26.1

1.50

46

25.8

1.40

GDP

42

2405

2181

55

10,361

6721

42

35,203

17,963

EMPLOYEE

42

9.55

12.66

54

26.44

12.23

44

44.14

12.75

WEAK_LABOR

42

81.44

25.87

54

30.04

29.48

44

6.87

5.96

BIRTH_STAFF

42

70.65

38.7

55

98.8

4.80

42

99.5

1.20

YOUNG_MOTHER

42

9.35

6.01

55

4.31

4.89

45

1.32

1.36

  1. Low-income countries were defined as those with a mean GDP of $5893 or less, middle-income countries as those with a mean GDP between $5893 and $18,411, and high-income countries as those with a mean GDP of $18,411 or more. The differences in sample sizes across variables are due to data availability constraints in the original sources, as some countries did not consistently report certain indicators
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