Table 3.
Spearman’s correlation matrix showing the linear relationships between survey scales or items in the FRESH Foods Survey and daily intake frequency of six food or beverage groups among participants recruited from food pantries in Atlanta, GA, Buffalo, NY and San Diego, CA, USA, January–March 2017 (n 246)
| Survey scale/item | Fruits and vegetables | Junk foods | Fast foods and similar entrées | Wholegrain foods | Sugar-sweetened beverages | Milk and milk alternatives |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fruit and vegetable barriers | −0·055 | 0·301 | 0·420 | −0·026 | 0·369 | 0·094 |
| P value | 0·452 | <0·001* | <0·001* | 0·719 | <0·001* | 0·201 |
| Attitudes on food pantry fruits and vegetables | 0·203 | −0·044 | 0·012 | 0·040 | 0·067 | 0·031 |
| P value | 0·004* | 0·539 | 0·864 | 0·574 | 0·356 | 0·661 |
| Attitudes on grocery store fruits and vegetables | 0·102 | −0·032 | −0·045 | −0·023 | −0·065 | −0·013 |
| P value | 0·119 | 0·634 | 0·506 | 0·729 | 0·330 | 0·843 |
| Healthy home food availability | 0·189 | −0·043 | −0·183 | 0·218 | −0·211 | 0·033 |
| P value | 0·004* | 0·523 | 0·006* | 0·001* | 0·002* | 0·619 |
| Unhealthy home food availability | −0·078 | 0·486 | 0·419 | −0·078 | 0·416 | −0·009 |
| P value | 0·239 | <0·001* | <0·001* | 0·244 | <0·001* | 0·888 |
| Healthy food pantry availability | 0·140 | 0·002 | 0·041 | −0·022 | 0·002 | 0·103 |
| P value | 0·046* | 0·977 | 0·569 | 0·759 | 0·974 | 0·150 |
| Unhealthy food pantry availability | 0·145 | 0·193 | 0·155 | −0·069 | 0·120 | 0·033 |
| P value | 0·041* | 0·008* | 0·034* | 0·336 | 0·101 | 0·651 |
| Fruit and vegetable self-efficacy | 0·168 | −0·050 | −0·044 | 0·073 | −0·144 | 0·092 |
| P value | 0·011* | 0·460 | 0·513 | 0·273 | 0·033* | 0·169 |
*
Statistically significant at the <0·05 level.