Table 2 Zero-order confirmatory correlations among key variables.

From: Weight stigma and health behaviors: evidence from the Eating in America Study

Measure

1

2

3

4

5

1. Weight stigma M = 1.76 (0.86)

     

2. Physical activity M = 2.58 (1.40)

−0.085**

    

3. Sleep disturbance M = 2.65 (1.03)

0.276***

−0.121***

   

4. Alcohol use M = 2.79 (2.81)

0.103***

0.040

0.120***

  

5. Disordered eating M = 0.77 (0.63)

0.544***

0.004

0.328***

0.220***

 

6. Comfort eating M = 6.64 (8.18)

0.319***

−0.118***

0.253***

0.170***

0.414***

  1. Missing data excluded for physical activity (n = 4); comfort eating (n = 2). Natural log values for comfort eating were used in the analyses.
  2. *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001.
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