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Table 4 Pearson's correlations between demographic variables, reported TV viewing, TV food ads exposure, attitudes and preferences concerning fruit and vegetable intake and reported intake. The Pro Children Study (n = 12,627)

From: Television viewing and exposure to food-related commercials among European school children, associations with fruit and vegetable intake: a cross sectional study

 

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1 Age (mean in years)

        

2 Sex (girl = 1, boy = 2)

.056

       

3 Social class (low = 0, high = 1)

-.043

.010*

      

4 Regular TV viewing (hours per day)

.107

.081

-.102

     

5 TV during dinner (days per week)

.066

.034

-.138

.236

    

6 FJV ads (number of TV ads seen last month; 0–3)

-.032

.010*

-.056

.014*

.059

   

7 Attitudes toward fruit & vegetables (mean of 4 items; 1–5)

-.056

-.058

-.012*

-.105

.037

.154

  

8 Liking fruit & vegetables (mean of 4 items;1–5)

-.032

-.102

-.021*

-.144

-.071

.149

.588

 

9 Reported fruit and vegetable intake (mean of 5 items; 0–7)

.011*

-.139

.088

-.087

-.085

.124

.311

.439

  1. * p > .001