Demographic, dietary and physical activity predictors of general and abdominal obesity among university students: a cross-sectional study

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Table 2 Spearman’s correlation coefficient of the study variables

Variable	BMI	WC	CG	RT	MAP	BN	FV	FO	ANAB	TPAW
Age	0.15^a	0.05	0.16^a	0.04	−0.10^b	0.27^a	0.13^a	−0.01	0.08	0.13^a
BMI		0.64^a	0.09^b	0.04	0.08	0.04	0.15^a	−0.10^b	0.15^a	−0.06
WC			0.04	0.13^a	0.13^a	0.01	0.11^a	−0.05	0.14^a	−0.16^a
CG				0.17^a	0.26^a	0.30^a	0.10^b	−0.10^a	0.22^a	0.17^a
RT					0.19^a	0.15^a	0.14^a	−0.16^a	0.07	0.15^a
MAP						0.02	0.11^a	−0.14^a	0.31^a	−0.02
BN							0.08^b	−0.05	0.13^a	0.14^a
FV								−0.08	0.38^a	0.09^b
FO									−0.03	0.03
ANAB										0.14^a

^aCorrelation is significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed). ^bCorrelation is significant at the 0.05 level (2-tailed). BMI = Body mass index, WC = Waist circumference, CG = Cereals and grains, RT = Roots and tubers, MAP = Milk and animal products, BN = Beans and nuts, FV = Fruits and Vegetables, FO = Fats and oils, ANAB = Alcoholic and Non-alcoholic beverages, and TPAW = Total physical activity per week