Table 2.
Overall descriptive results (M, sd, CI) and correlations†
| Descriptives | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 95 % CI | Correlations | ||||||||||
| Mean | sd | LB | UB | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |
| Variable | |||||||||||
| 1. Acceptance of interventions | 5·49 | 1·00 | 5·43 | 5·54 | – | ||||||
| 2. Importance of reducing sugar intake (all age groups) | 6·50 | 0·77 | 6·46 | 6·55 | 0·41*** | – | |||||
| 3. Attitudes towards sugar intake reduction in Portugal | 6·64 | 0·74 | 6·60 | 6·69 | 0·37*** | 0·38*** | – | ||||
| 4. Sugar consciousness | 5·44 | 1·55 | 5·34 | 5·53 | 0·29*** | 0·25*** | 0·26*** | – | |||
| 5. Frequency of sugar intake | 3·23 | 1·55 | 3·14 | 3·13 | –0·18*** | –0·10** | –0·15*** | –0·35*** | – | ||
| 6. Perceived general health | 5·25 | 1·04 | 5·19 | 5·31 | 0·05 | 0·13*** | 0·09** | 0·20*** | –0·19*** | – | |
| 7. Age | 36·33 | 13·22 | 35·51 | 37·15 | 0·11** | 0·06 | 0·08** | 0·17*** | –0·17*** | –0·04 | – |
| 8. BMI | 23·92 | 4·21 | 23·65 | 24·19 | –0·02 | –0·05 | –0·01 | –0·01 | 0·05 | –0·29*** | 0·28*** |
LB, lower bound of the confidence interval; UB, upper bound of the confidence interval.
**p < 0·010, ***p < 0·001.
†
All variables refer to the full sample (n 1010), except for BMI due to missing values in height or weight (n 951).