Table 1.
Bivariate correlations between key variables.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. PA | – | |||||||
| 2. LS | 0.147⁎⁎ | – | ||||||
| 3. UP | –0.036⁎⁎ | –0.095⁎⁎ | – | |||||
| 4. OP | –0.114⁎⁎ | –0.216⁎⁎ | –a | – | ||||
| 5. Age | –0.122⁎⁎ | –0.174⁎⁎ | 0.014⁎⁎ | 0.070⁎⁎ | – | |||
| 6. Sex | –0.151⁎⁎ | –0.055⁎⁎ | –0.037⁎⁎ | 0.139⁎⁎ | 0.001 | – | ||
| 7. BMI | –0.080⁎⁎ | –0.115⁎⁎ | –0.238⁎⁎ | 0.432⁎⁎ | 0.333⁎⁎ | –0.061⁎⁎ | – | |
| 8. GDP | 0.021⁎⁎ | –0.022⁎⁎ | –0.013⁎⁎ | 0.019⁎⁎ | –0.003⁎ | –0.003⁎ | –0.070⁎⁎ | – |
a
Correlation could not be computed because of missing values (when someone has underweight perception, there are missing values in the variable overweight perception).
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p < 0.05,
⁎⁎
p < 0.001.
Abbreviations: BMI = body mass index; GDP = gross domestic product; LS = life satisfaction; OP = overweight perception; PA = physical activity; UP = underweight perception.