Table 4 Comparison of the total and sub-scales score of Persian—FPQ questionnaire between gender and BMI groups (known-group validity) and correlation total and subscales of Persian—FPQ scores with psychological distress (divergent validity).

From: Validity and reliability of the Persian version of food preferences questionnaire (Persian-FPQ) in Iranian adolescents

 

Female

Male

p-value*

Under weight

Normal

Over weight

Obese

p-value*

Psychological distress**

Vegetables

70.71 ± 14.89

75.81 ± 15.12

 < 0.001

69.46 ± 15.49

73.24 ± 15.08

71.51 ± 14.32

74.03 ± 15.91

0.342

− 0.175**

Fruit

97.38 ± 10.91

100.77 ± 10.26

0.001

99.00 ± 10.93

98.58 ± 10.74

100.24 ± 8.82

98.17 ± 12.17

0.746

− 0.158**

Dairy

38.29 ± 7.18

42.41 ± 5.95

 < 0.001

39.54 ± 8.53

39.63 ± 6.97

40.27 ± 6.72

41.41 ± 6.03

0.293

− 0.203**

Snacks

52.34 ± 6.37

53.55 ± 5.71

0.04

53.02 ± 5.46

52.67 ± 6.25

52.18 ± 6.71

53.89 ± 5.66

0.429

− 0.015

Meat/fish

39.66 ± 9.34

43.25 ± 7.69

 < 0.001

38.25 ± 10.27

41.56 ± 8.90

39.35 ± 8.80

42.52 ± 7.17

0.025

− 0.177**

Starches

41.18 ± 5.95

42.65 ± 5.52

0.008

42.10 ± 6.08

42.07 ± 5.71

41.02 ± 5.89

40.77 ± 6.01

0.297

− 0.188**

Miscellaneous foods

12.95 ± 6.64

15.58 ± 7.15

 < 0.001

13.62 ± 7.08

14.07 ± 7.02

13.10 ± 6.52

14.64 ± 7.05

0.677

− 0.018

  1. Values are mean ± SD or Pearson correlation coefficient; *P-value resulted from independent samples t-test or ANOVA, **Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level.
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