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. 2015 Sep 9;102(4):736–744. doi: 10.3945/ajcn.115.107128

TABLE 2.

Baseline bivariate correlations between predictors and outcomes of interest in college women (N = 294)1

1 2 3 4 5 6 6a 6b 6c 7
1. BMI 1.00
2. Total percentage body fat 0.64** 1.00
3. Percentage trunk fat 0.40** 0.42** 1.00
4. Percentage abdominal fat 0.50** 0.51** 0.78** 1.00
5. CES-D total score 0.01 0.06 0.07 0.05 1.00
6. MBSRQ-AS body areas satisfaction −0.15* −0.24** −0.21** −0.17** −0.36** 1.00
 6a. Lower torso −0.11 −0.19** −0.06 −0.05 −0.25** 0.72** 1.00
 6b. Mid torso −0.32** −0.35** −0.47** −0.43** −0.20** 0.64** 0.33** 1.00
 6c. Upper torso −0.05 −0.02 −0.08 −0.08 −0.19** 0.61** 0.24** 0.30** 1.00
7. LOC eating episodes2 −0.03 0.04 0.20 0.07 0.11 −0.36* −0.08 −0.03 −0.17 1.00
1

*P < 0.05, **P < 0.01. CES-D, Center for Epidemiologic Studies–Depression Scale; LOC, loss of control; MBSRQ-AS, Multidimensional Body Self-Relations Questionnaire–Appearance Scales.

2

Among those who endorsed any such episodes in the past 3 mo (natural log transformation applied to this variable).