Table 4. Association between BMI and servings of dietary variables.
Variable | R | Variable | R |
---|---|---|---|
Total Fruits & Vegetables | −0.056*,†, # | Total Milk & Dairy | −0.013 |
Vegetables | −0.062*,†,# | Total Meat & Alternatives | 0.046*,†,# |
Fruit | −0.046*,†,# | Meat & Poultry | 0.088*,†,# |
Vegetable/Fruit juice | 0.004† | Eggs | 0.034*,†,# |
Green Vegetables | 0.057*,†,# | Fish | 0.017* |
Total Grains | 0.013 | Tofu | −0.019 *,†,# |
Whole Grains | −0.028*,†,# | Beans & Legumes | 0.010 |
Refined Grains | 0.063*,†,# | Nuts & Seeds | −0.049*,†,# |
Abbreviations: BMI, Body mass index
Results are expressed as Pearson correlation coefficients for associations with BMI.
* Indicates statistically significant association with BMI (p < 0.05).
† and # indicate statistically significant associations found between body fat mass and trunk fat mass, respectively (p < 0.05), coefficients not shown.