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Table 4 Correlation between psychometrics (well-being, cognitive distortion, self-control and hedonic hunger) with blood pressures, anthropometrics and body compositions

From: Cross-sectional association study of hedonic hunger, self-control, cognitive distortion, and well-being with adiposity measures among a sample of urban Malaysian adults

Psychometrics

SBP

DBP

WC

WHR

Weight

WHtR

BMI

TBF

SF

VFL

SM

RM

Body age

WHOWell-beingScore

r

0.369

0.178

− 0.074

0.042

− 0.097

− 0.102

− 0.061

− 0.448

− 0.377

− 0.079

0.513

0.069

− 0.21

p

0.058

0.374

0.714

0.837

0.632

0.613

0.763

0.019*

0.053

0.695

0.006**

0.731

0.294

CD-Quest Score

r

0.618

0.667

0.748

0.813

0.656

0.676

0.62

0.526

0.515

0.643

0.416

0.707

0.56

p

0.001**

< 0.001**

< 0.001**

< 0.001**

< 0.001**

< 0.001**

0.001**

0.005**

0.006**

< 0.001**

0.031*

< 0.001**

0.002**

BSCS Total Score

r

− 0.056

− 0.099

− 0.386

− 0.362

− 0.277

− 0.373

− 0.345

− 0.133

− 0.213

− 0.37

− 0.024

− 0.27

− 0.301

p

0.781

0.625

0.047*

0.064

0.162

0.055

0.078

0.508

0.287

0.058

0.905

0.173

0.128

BSCSImpulsivity

r

− 0.153

− 0.21

− 0.378

− 0.346

− 0.292

− 0.356

− 0.366

− 0.001

− 0.058

− 0.397

− 0.147

− 0.262

− 0.29

p

0.447

0.292

0.052

0.077

0.139

0.068

0.061

0.995

0.775

0.04*

0.465

0.186

0.142

BSCS Restraint

r

0.288

0.186

− 0.304

− 0.049

− 0.319

− 0.365

− 0.371

− 0.298

− 0.341

− 0.386

0.208

− 0.052

− 0.349

p

0.144

0.353

0.123

0.81

0.105

0.061

0.057

0.131

0.081

0.047*

0.299

0.797

0.074

Food Available

r

0.409

0.332

0.822

0.696

0.81

0.827

0.857

0.655

0.706

0.834

0.211

0.772

0.848

p

0.034*

0.091

< 0.001**

< 0.001**

< 0.001**

< 0.001**

< 0.001**

< 0.001**

< 0.001**

< 0.001**

0.29

< 0.001**

< 0.001**

Food Present

r

0.453

0.412

0.866

0.78

0.799

0.856

0.865

0.507

0.561

0.868

0.38

0.771

0.76

p

0.018*

0.033*

< 0.001**

< 0.001**

< 0.001**

< 0.001**

< 0.001**

0.007**

0.002**

< 0.001**

0.051

< 0.001**

< 0.001**

Food Tasted

r

0.443

0.313

0.727

0.717

0.623

0.691

0.696

0.511

0.552

0.718

0.227

0.7

0.653

p

0.021*

0.111

< 0.001**

< 0.001**

0.001**

< 0.001**

< 0.001**

0.006**

0.003**

< 0.001**

0.256

< 0.001**

< 0.001**

PFS Aggregate Factor

r

0.443

0.366

0.828

0.721

0.787

0.817

0.852

0.621

0.671

0.844

0.258

0.761

0.812

p

0.021*

0.061

< 0.001**

< 0.001**

< 0.001**

< 0.001**

< 0.001**

0.001**

< 0.001**

< 0.001**

0.193

< 0.001**

< 0.001**

  1. CD-Quest: Cognitive distortion questionnaire; SBP: Systolic blood pressure; DBP: Diastolic blood pressure; WC: Waist Circumference; WHR: Waist-Hip Ratio; WHtR: Waist-Height Ratio; BMI: Body Mass Index; TBF: Total Body Fat; SF: Subcutaneous Fat; VFL: Visceral Fat Level; SM: Skeletal Muscle Percentage; RM: Resting Metabolism
  2. r and p-values by partial rank correlation, controlling for variables: age, gender, ethnicity, monthly household income, education level and marital status
  3. *Correlation is significant at the 0.05 level (2-tailed)
  4. **Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed)
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BMC Psychology

ISSN: 2050-7283

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