Table 3

Bivariate correlation between body mass index, diet quality and attention.

VariablesCorrect Answers
r (p)
Errors
r (p)
Omissions
r (p)
Inhibitory Control
r (p)
Attentional Efficiency
r (p)
Overall Attention Index a
r (p)
Body Mass Index -.039 (.677)-.178 (.054)-.058 (.530)-.194 (.035*)-.023 (.809)-.200 (.830)
Diet Quality b.101 (.271)-.048 (.607)-.073 (.432).031 (.705).096 (.302).081 (.386)
Note: (*) <.05. M±SD=mean±standard deviation. a Global Attention Index calculated from the enneatypes score. bQuality of diet as expressed by the mean score of the KIDMED scale.