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Table 2 Correlations between all study variables

From: Relationships among weight stigma, eating behaviors and stress in adolescents in Wuhan, China

 

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

1. Sex

–

−0.033

0.103

−0.011

0.108

0.007

0.058

2. Age

−0.066*

–

−0.066

0.070

−0.174**

− 0.038

−0.041

3. Stigma

0.212***

0.059*

–

0.015

0.335***

0.299***

0.313***

4. Cognitive restraint

0.174***

−0.037

0.224***

–

−0.175**

− 0.077

−0.034

5. Uncontrolled eating

0.210***

−0.084**

0.244***

0.027

–

0.618***

0.203***

6. Emotional eating

0.213***

0.016

0.278***

0.099***

0.625***

–

0.191***

7. Perceived stress

0.069**

0.018

0.254***

0.041

0.264***

0.235***

–

  1. Correlations for overweight or obese participants (n = 331) are displayed above the diagonal, and non-overweight participants (n = 1487) are displayed below the diagonal
  2. Categorical variables were dichotomised and coded as 1 and 2 to aid in interpretation. Sex (1 = boy, 2 = girl)
  3. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001
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