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. 2025 Apr 9;17(4):e81937. doi: 10.7759/cureus.81937

Table 5. Correlation matrix of BMI and factors associated with overweight and obesity.

Correlation is significant at the 0.05 level (two-tailed).

Variable BMI Presence of underlying disease condition Food preference Sleeping pattern Screen time History of obesity in the family Playing indoor games Consumption of processed food Consumption of beverages
BMI Pearson’s r                
df
p-value
Presence of underlying disease condition Pearson’s r 0.023              
df 287
p-value 287
Food preference Pearson’s r 0.009 -0.032            
df 287 287
p-value 0.879 0.589
Sleeping pattern Pearson’s r 0.062 287 -0.040 287 -0.103 287          
df 287 287 287
p-value 0.295 0.503 0.08
Screen time Pearson’s r 0.066 0.092 -0.017 0.019        
df 287 287 287 287
p-value 0.26 0.12 0.769 0.75
History of obesity in the family Pearson’s r 0.089 0.049 -0.05 -0.01 0.036      
df 287 287 287 287 287
p-value 0.131 0.406 0.394 0.862 0.548
Playing indoor games Pearson’s r 0.062 0.011 0.018 0.012 0.176 0.089    
df 287 287 287 287 287 287
p-value 0.290 0.854 0.763 0.835 0.003 0.132
Consumption of processed food Pearson’s r 0.135 -0.037 0.138 -0.162 -0.168 -0.053 -0.135  
df 287 287 287 287 287 287 287
p-value 0.022 0.534 0.019 0.006 0.004 0.370 0.022
Consumption of beverages Pearson’s r 0.102 -0.001 0.105 -0.165 -0.098 -0.076 0.013 0.466
df 287 287 287 287 287 287 287 287
p-value 0.085 0.991 0.073 0.005 0.095 0.200 0.830 <0.001