TABLE 1.
Correlation coefficients for measures of adolescent snack consumption1
| Energy-dense and nutrient-poor snack foods | Snacks | Snacks prepared away from home | Snacking while watching television | |
| Energy-dense and nutrient-poor snack foods, servings/d | 1.00 | |||
| Snacks, n/d | 0.39*** | 1.00 | ||
| Snacks prepared away from home, n/wk | 0.31*** | 0.37*** | 1.00 | |
| Snacking while watching television2 | 0.33*** | 0.42*** | 0.32*** | 1.00 |
1
Values are unadjusted Pearson correlation coefficients. ***P < 0.001.
2
Response options were assigned scores of 5 = always, 4 = usually, 3 = sometimes, 2 = rarely, and 1 = never.