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. 2022 May 23;14(5):e25231. doi: 10.7759/cureus.25231

Table 2. Pearson’s correlations between eating behaviors*.

*Correlations above r=0.20 (p<0.05) and r=0.26 (p<0.01). 1Rating scale: 1 = strongly disagree to 9 = strongly agree; cell sizes vary by question since not all questions were asked by all respondents.

  Easy follow Easy understand Had questions Healthier usual Less unhealthy Snacked less More fruit/veg Less carb Less meat Less dairy Fewer desserts  
Easy to follow1 1.000 0.217 −0.266 0.034 −0.108 −0.139 0.092 0.069 0.268 0.091 −0.006  
Easy to understand1 0.217 1.000 −0.509 0.041 −0.170 −0.036 −0.056 0.025 −0.107 0.000 −0.068  
Had questions1 −0.266 −0.509 1.000 0.075 0.289 0.171 0.140 0.116 0.182 0.069 −0.045  
Healthier than usual1 0.034 0.041 0.075 1.000 0.561 0.447 0.607 0.537 0.505 0.252 0.462  
Less unhealthy1 −0.108 −0.170 0.289 0.561 1.000 0.463 0.400 0.404 0.455 0.210 0.273  
Snacked Less1 -0.139 −0.036 0.171 0.447 0.463 1.000 0.386 0.316 0.185 0.165 0.287  
More fruit and vegs1 0.092 −0.056 0.140 0.607 0.400 0.386 1.000 0.453 0.433 0.141 0.384  
Less carbs1 0.069 0.025 0.116 0.537 0.404 0.316 0.453 1.000 0.458 0.220 0.311  
Less meat1 0.268 −0.107 0.182 0.505 0.455 0.185 0.433 0.458 1.000 0.357 0.229  
Less dairy1 0.091 0.000 0.069 0.252 0.210 0.165 0.141 0.220 0.357 1.000 0.562  
Fewer desserts1 −0.006 −0.068 −0.045 0.462 0.273 0.287 0.384 0.311 0.229 0.562 1.000