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Table 3 Correlations between dietary fiber and consumed portions of beans, fruits and vegetables, according the children groups

From: Differences in dietary pattern between obese and eutrophic children

 

Dietary fiber (g)

Servings

Total

Sample

(n = 83)

Eutrophic

Children

(n = 41)

Obese

Children

(n = 42)

 

r*

p -Value

r*

p -Value

r*

p -Value

Beans

0.769

p < 0.0001

0.898

p < 0.0001

0.672

p < 0.0001

Fruits

0.418

p < 0.0001

0.484

0.001

0.299

0.054

Vegetable

0.059

0.596

0.233

0.142

-0.185

0.240

Leafy vegetable

0.126

0.255

0.19

0.246

0.02

0.924

  1. *by Pearson correlation