Table 3.

Inter-correlations (Pearson's r) between independent and dependent variables by gender (N≈502). The Oslo Youth Study 1991–99.

Men/Women	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13
1) Attitude 1991		0.48***	0.20**	0.23***	0.50***	-0.05	-0.07	0.12	-0.14*	0.08	0.01	0.06	0.04
2) Subjective norms 1991	0.38***		-0.07	0.11	0.31***	-0.11	-0.05	0.04	0.02	-0.09	-0.05	0.08	0.09
3) Perceived behavioural control 1991	0.13*	-0.14*		0.17**	0.28***	0.21**	-0.09	0.08	-0.17**	0.02	0.10	-0.02	-0.12
4) Perceived social norms 1991	0.10	0.05	0.22***		0.11	0.03	-0.13*	0.09	-0.02	0.09	0.03	-0.01	-0.13*
5) Intention 1991	0.47***	0.20*	0.31***	0.11		0.06	0.02	0.06	0.02	0.00	0.08	-0.11	-0.06
6) Education 1999	-0.02	-0.18**	0.14*	0.14*	-0.04		0.21**	-0.09	-0.14*	0.08	0.20**	-0.10	-0.05
7) Household income 1999	-0.11	-0.05	0.08	-0.01	-0.09	0.28***		-0.44***	0.16*	0.05	0.05	0.00	-0.10
8) Marital status 1999	0.04	-0.02	0.03	-0.07	0.02	-0.04	-0.53***		-0.30***	-0.08	0.00	-0.09	0.01
9) Number of children 1999	-0.05	-0.04	0.04	0.08	-0.03	-0.18**	0.10	-0.35***		-0.02	-0.04	0.04	0.10
10) Fruit and vegetable intake 1999	0.05	-0.06	0.27***	0.22***	0.09	0.15*	0.12*	-0.18**	0.13*		0.20**	-0.02	-0.14*
11) Whole grain intake 1999	0.08	-0.19**	0.16**	0.07	0.03	0.25***	0.04	0.03	-0.11	0.21***		-0.22***	-0.22**
12) Total fat intake 1999	0.01	0.08	-0.29***	-0.08	-0.03	-0.15*	-0.11	0.00	0.05	-0.20**	-0.26***		-0.10
13) Added sugar intake 1999	0.05	0.12*	-0.03	-0.12*	0.04	-0.13*	-0.08	-0.02	0.02	-0.12*	-0.12*	-0.07

Upper half represents men, and lower half represents women. All variables are coded in ascending order except marital status that is coded 1 = married, 2 = single/divorced/widow.

*p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001.