Table 3.

Spearman’s correlation coefficient (rho) for the included variables in the SEM for the 2017 survey, n = 1534.

	BMI a	SSS b	Soda c	Smoking d	Snuff e	Alcohol f
BMI a
SSS b	−0.06 *
Soda c	−0.03	−0.02
Smoking d	0.05	−0.08 **	0.13 ***
Snuff e	0.04	−0.06 *	0.13 ***	0.68 ***
Alcohol f	0.05	−0.08 **	0.15 ***	0.31 ***	0.32 ***
Exercise g	−0.05	0.15 ***	−0.06 *	−0.09 ***	−0.07 **	−0.07 **

^a BMI = Body Mass Index, kg/m². ^b SSS = Subjective Social Status, i.e., perceived family economy. Coded as poor–very good (4 categories). ^c Sugar-sweetened carbonated sodas. Coded as never–≥4 glasses daily (5 categories). ^d Cigarette smoking. Coded as no–daily (4 categories). ^e Snuff-use. Coded as no–daily (4 categories). ^f Ever tried alcohol. Coded as no/yes (2 categories). ^g Hours of weekly leisure-time work-out. Coded as 0–≥11 h weekly. * p ≤ 0.05; ** p < 0.01; *** p < 0.001.