Table 2.

Cross-sectional full and partial correlations (adjusting for BMI) among study variables (N=339)

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13
1. BMI	---
2. Chronic stress	0.18*	---	0.22**	0.13*	0.30**	0.12	0.17*	−0.02	0.19*	−0.01	0.02	0.00	−0.07
3. Food cravings-Total	0.24**	0.25**	---	0.80**	0.81**	0.87**	0.82**	0.04	0.04	0.14*	0.09	0.14*	0.05
4. Food cravings-High fats	0.22**	0.16*	0.82**	---	0.42**	0.63**	0.64**	0.01	−0.06	0.12*	0.13*	0.14*	−0.06
5. Food cravings-Sweets	0.21**	0.31**	0.82**	0.46**	---	0.58**	0.57**	0.08	0.11	0.09	0.01	0.09	0.09
6. Food cravings-Carbs/starches	0.20**	0.17*	0.88**	0.63**	0.61**	---	0.63**	0.00	0.05	0.12*	0.06	0.12**	0.11
7. Food cravings-Fast-food fats	0.16*	0.19**	0.83**	0.67**	0.59**	0.65**	---	0.07	0.01	0.12*	0.13*	0.14*	0.02
8. Ghrelin	−0.18*	−0.03	−0.03	−0.06	0.01	−0.04	0.02	---	0.06	−0.10	−0.01	−0.09	0.07
9. Leptin	0.55**	0.25**	0.18*	0.09	0.22**	0.17*	0.11	−0.04	---	0.24**	−0.10	0.20**	0.01
10. Insulin	0.48**	0.08	0.26**	0.24**	0.19*	0.22**	0.20*	−0.18*	0.41**	---	0.20*	0.98**	0.03
11. Glucose	0.30**	0.04	0.16*	0.20*	0.08	0.12	0.16*	−0.08	0.08	0.33**	---	0.38**	−0.01
12. HOMA-IR	0.49**	0.08	0.26**	0.25**	0.19*	0.22**	0.21**	−0.18*	0.39**	0.98**	0.48**	---	0.03
13. Cortisol	−0.29**	−0.14*	−0.04	−0.12*	−0.01	0.03	−0.03	0.11	−0.14*	−0.12*	−0.08	−0.12*	---

Note. Full correlations are shown in the lower left corner. Partial correlations, adjusting for BMI, are displayed in the upper right corner.

^*p<0.05;

^**p<0.001.