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. 2022 Mar 23;37(12):e103. doi: 10.3346/jkms.2022.37.e103

Table 4. Spearman’s correlation coefficients for lifestyle factors related to changes in BMI z–score.

Variables BMI z delta change
rho P
Age −0.111 0.279
Monthly household income, KRW (n = 96) 0.158 0.125
Maternal working hours, hr/day (n = 93) 0.196 0.060
Paternal working hours, hr/day (n = 84) 0.149 0.176
Maternal BMI, kg/m2 (n = 93) −0.009 0.935
Paternal BMI, kg/m2 (n = 84) −0.082 0.459
∆Dietary quality (DQI) 0.008 0.936
∆Calorie intake, kcal 0.102 0.321
∆Fruit intake, frequency/wk −0.046 0.656
∆Sugar-sweetened beverage intake, frequency/wk 0.094 0.363
∆Fast-food intake, frequency/wk 0.294 0.004
∆Snack intake, frequency/wk −0.043 0.675
∆Vegetable intake, frequency/wk 0.030 0.774
∆Physical activity (METS) −0.003 0.980
∆Screen time, hr/day −0.037 0.724
∆Exercise frequency, frequency/wk −0.053 0.606
∆Sedentary time, min/day 0.310 0.002
∆Walking duration, min/day (n = 93) 0.004 0.967
∆Sleeping duration, min/day (n = 95) 0.063 0.542

Spearman’s rank correlation coefficients presented for the factors related to BMI z–score change. Change values calculated as postintervention–preintervention values.

BMI = body mass index, KRW = Korean Republic Won, DQI = Dietary Quality Index, METS = metabolic equivalent of tasks.