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Table 2 Correlations between anthropometric characteristics, health risk behaviors, and the occupational social environment of the total KTHS study sample

From: Obesity prevalence and unfavorable health risk behaviors among German kindergarten teachers: cross-sectional results of the kindergarten teacher health study

Attributes

Anthropometric characteristics

Physical activity

Screen time activities

Smoking status

Occupational social environment

 

BMI(kg/m2) (n = 313)

Weight (kg) (n = 313)

Height (cm) (n = 313)

Work index (n = 261)

Sport index (n = 260)

Leisure time index (n = 238)

HPA score (n = 193)

TV/DVD viewing, weekdays (n = 313)

TV/DVD viewing, weekends (n = 313)

Computer use,weekdays (n = 313)

Computer use,weekends (n = 313)

Smoking s (n = 313)

LSI (n = 313)

Anthropometric data

             

BMI (kg/m2)

1.000

0.897***b

-0.129*b

-0.026b

-0.124*b

-0.075b

-0.277***a

0.065c

0.079c

0.043c

0.069c

0.148**a

-0.128*b

Weight (kg)

 

1.000

0.277***b

-0.029b

-0.115b

-0.073b

-0.257***a

0.094**c

0.113**c

0.056c

0.052c

0.171**a

-0.086b

Height (cm)

  

1.000

0.048b

0.030b

0.024b

-0.009a

0.037c

0.062c

0.030c

-0.047c

0.067a

0.044b

Habitual physical activity

             

Work index

   

1.000

0.067b

0.074b

0.427***a

0.040c

0.072c

0.003c

0.043c

-0.113*a

-0.094b

Sport index

    

1.000

0.289***b

0.761***a

-0.127*c

-0.099*c

-0.033c

-0.087c

0.040a

0.001b

Leisure time index

     

1.000

0.768***a

-0.193***c

-0.196***c

-0.074c

-0.177***c

-0.001a

-0.014b

HPA score

      

1.000

-0.158**c

-0.140**c

-0.057c

-0.141**c

-0.075a

-0.063a

Screen time activities

             

TV/DVD viewing, weekdays

       

1.000

0.478***c

0.149***c

0.189***c

0.063c

-0.033c

TV/DVD viewing, weekends

        

1.000

0.096*c

0.218***c

-0.010c

-0.004c

Computer use, weekdays

         

1.000

0.532***c

-0.062c

0.001c

Computer use, weekends

          

1.000

-0.130**c

-0.121**c

Smoking status

             

Smoking

           

1.000

0.056a

Occupational social environment

             

LSI

            

1.000

  1. *P ≤ 0.05; **P ≤ 0.01; ***P ≤ 0.001.
  2. BMI = Body mass index; HPA = Habitual physical activity; LSI = Life situation index.
  3. aPearson coefficient; adjusted for age, sex, native country, and graduation.
  4. bSpearman-Rho coefficient; adjusted for age, sex, native country, and graduation.
  5. cKendall-Tau coefficient; adjusted for age, sex, native country, and graduation.