Table 3.
Correlations a between behavioural risk factors, among South Asian adults in the Mediators of Atherosclerosis in South Asians Living in America study (n = 871)
| Smoking (current/former) | ≥1 alcoholic drink/week | <Ideal Physical Activity | ≥1 hour of TV/day | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ≥1 alcoholic drink/week | 0.5524** | – | – | – |
| <Ideal Physical Activity | 0.0108 | –0.1664* | – | – |
| ≥1 hour of TV/day | –0.0021 | –0.0403 | 0.0300 | – |
| DASH diet score category | –0.1492** | –0.1740** | –0.1674** | –0.0040 |
a
Spearman’s rho for correlations with DASH diet score category; Tetrachoric rho for all other correlations.
*P < 0.01; **P < 0.0001.