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. 2014 Feb 5;9(2):e87756. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0087756

Table 4. Correlates for Five New Interesting Predictors.

Someone packing a lunch for you to school (q53) Family preparing meals using fresh ingredients (q34) Parents talking about nutrition (q59) Preparing own meals more often than parents did (q13) Being bullied (q1)
Home environment
q53 Someone packing a lunch for you to take to school 1.000 .223* .343** –.235* –.095
q59 Parents talking about nutrition .343** .338** 1.000 –.162 –.133
q13 Preparing own meals more often than parents did –.235* –.345** –.162 1.000 .101
q7 Parents restricted your food intake .060 –.087 .296** .036 .038
q39 Food used as a punishment in any ways –.104 –.090 .187 .232* –.013
q6 Rewarded with food .027 –.113 –.082 .027 .087
q5 Living in poverty –.086 –.139 –.126 .185** .217**
Psychosocial well-being
q43 Having many friends .249* .415** .127 –.343** –.345**
q1 Being bullied –.095 –.012 –.133 .101 1.000
Healthy lifestyle
q17 Engaging in regular outdoor activity with family .394** .276** .292** –.278** –.299**
q18 Sleep on an average school weekday .231* .234* .254* .019 .010
q12 Drank juice or soda more often than water –.303** –.323** –.414** .089 .165**
q25 Household served reduced-fat alternatives to traditional foods (e.g. skim milk instead of whole, egg beaters instead of whole eggs, etc.) .065 –.017 .086 –.023 –.092
q19 Times per week bringing lunch to school .763** .249* .361** –.256* –.167
q34 Family preparing meals using fresh ingredients .223* 1.000 .338** –.345** –.012
Family history & biological factors
q4 Parents obese –.031 –.347** –.118 .096 .174**
q41 Grandparents overweight –.039 –.162 –.234* .044 .117
q54 Maternal grandmother obese –.115 –.177 –.139 .122 .130
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p <.05, ** p <.01, *** p <.001.