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ValueChampion used a correlation coefficient to determine which factor is most associated with overweightness and obesity in Singapore. What we found was that the fast food industry sales index is the most strongly correlated with Singapore’s rising rate of overweightness with a correlation factor of 95.7 per cent.
The growing percentage of workers in white collar roles was also somewhat correlated to overweightness, but significantly less than the fast food sales index at 79.5 per cent. Lastly, the percentage of Singaporeans who smoke, which has fluctuated up and down for two decades, was somewhat negatively correlated with overweightness.
Has participation in an active lifestyle helped?\