Psychosocial Correlates of Childhood Body Mass Index: Racial and Ethnic Differences

Table 2.

Bivariate Correlations, Overall

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

1 Body Mass Index (BMI) 1.00

2 Age 0.07* 1.00

3 Male -0.03* 0.02 1.00

4 Family Income -0.26* 0.04* 0.01 1.00

5 Parental Education -0.23* 0.02 0.00 0.62* 1.00

6 Married Household -0.19* 0.02 0.01 0.55* 0.36* 1.00

7 Zip Code Median Income -0.18* 0.03* 0.01 0.46* 0.39* 0.30* 1.00

8 Zip Code Healthy Food -0.12* 0.01 0.01 0.31* 0.21* 0.23* 0.40* 1.00

9 UPPS Positive Urgency 0.04* -0.03* 0.08* -0.14* -0.13* -0.11* -0.09* -0.07* 1.00

10 UPPS Negative Urgency 0.01 -0.01 0.09* -0.06* -0.05* -0.04* -0.03* -0.03* 0.50* 1.00

11 UPPS Lack of Planning -0.01 0.00 0.12* 0.04* 0.05* 0.02 0.03* 0.01 0.21* 0.16* 1.00

12 UPPS Sensation Seeking -0.03* 0.02* 0.13* 0.06* 0.07* 0.03* 0.06* 0.01 0.20* 0.14* 0.06* 1.00

Note: * p<0.05 UPPS: Urgency, (lack of) Premeditation, (lack of) Perseverance, Sensation Seeking, and Positive Urgency