Table 3

Correlations between BMI and daily dietary intake among adults living in cities, townships and rural area, Zhejiang province, China

CityTownshipRural area
rp Valuerp Valuerp Value
Food
 Rice and its products (g)0.112**0.0040.0280.419−0.0700.066
 Wheat flour and its products (g)0.084*0.0300.0080.8180.0330.567
 Tubers (g)−0.086*0.0270.0250.476−0.0300.671
 Dried beans (g)−0.078*0.044−0.0020.951−0.0940.374
 Bean products (g)0.0390.3160.0180.606−0.0020.973
 Dark coloured vegetables (g)−0.0270.489−0.0120.735−0.105*0.011
 Light coloured vegetables (g)0.109**0.0050.0190.582−0.0270.474
 Pickled vegetables (g)0.129**0.0010.0570.100−0.1060.207
 Fruits (g)−0.0240.5440.0530.1210.1300.174
 Nut (g)0.077*0.0460.0410.2330.0230.814
 Pork (g)0.078*0.0430.0180.5960.087*0.030
 Poultry (g)−0.0220.5750.0100.762−0.0360.502
 Milk and dairy products (g)−0.116**0.003−0.0300.3810.0830.651
 Eggs (g)0.0470.228−0.0100.7700.0470.360
 Fish and shrimp (g)0.0600.1230.0620.0710.122*0.014
 Vegetable oil (g)−0.0360.3470.088*0.0110.093*0.019
 Sugar and starch (g)0.0020.9690.0350.304−0.0630.330
 Salt (g)0.0020.9660.091**0.0080.112**0.004
 Chicken essence (g)0.0200.6080.078*0.0240.1240.165
 Monosodium glutamate (g)−0.0090.8130.087*0.0110.0490.268
 Sauce (g)0.125**0.0010.189**0.0000.0520.237
  • *p<0.05; **p<0.01.

  • BMI, body mass index.