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. 2018 Apr 10;9:487. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2018.00487

Table 3.

Inter-correlations among the fruit, vegetables, unhealthy foods, and mental health measures.

Raw FVI Raw fruits Raw vegetables Processed FVI Processed fruits Processed vegetables
Raw FVI 1 0.866*** 0.819*** 0.265*** 0.156** 0.234***
Raw fruits 1 0.422*** 0.232*** 0.133** 0.206***
Raw vegetables 1 0.215*** 0.130** 0.188***
Processed FVI 1 0.434*** 0.941**
Processed fruits 1 0.103*
Processed vegetables 1
Unhealthy foods Chocolate Candy French fries Soda
Raw FVI −0.053 −0.007 0.043 0.013 −0.092
Raw fruits −0.024 −0.009 0.064 0.047 −0.070
Raw vegetables −0.068 −0.002 0.004 −0.031 −0.087
Processed FVI 0.089 0.073 0.169*** 0.103* −0.014
Processed fruits 0.144** 0.044 0.280*** 0.194*** 0.008
Processed vegetables 0.044 0.064 0.081 0.041 −0.019
Unhealthy foods 1 0.502*** 0.512*** 0.486*** 0.767***
Chocolate 1 0.236*** 0.040 0.015
Candy 1 0.380*** 0.098*
French fries 1 0.159**
Soda 1
Depressive symptoms Anxiety Negative mood Positive mood Life satisfaction Flourishing
Depressive symptoms 1 0.747*** 0.749*** −0.710*** −0.642*** −0.667***
Anxiety 1 0.734*** −0.532*** −0.496*** −0.465***
Negative mood 1 −0.569*** −0.566*** −0.566***
Positive mood 1 0.684*** 0.777***
Life satisfaction 1 0.719***
Flourishing 1

FVI, Fruit and vegetable intake;

*

p < 0.05;

**

p < 0.01;

***

p < 0.001.