Table 1

Spearman's rho correlations between physical experience of hunger and length of time on and degree of adherence to the high nutrient density diet.

6B. Frequency of hunger pains on high nutrient density diet

Length

Adherence

Correlation coefficient r

-.116**

-.195**

Significance (2-tailed)

.003

.000

N

651

649

7B. Discomfort between meals on high nutrient density diet

Correlation coefficient r

-.046

-.199**

Significance (2-tailed)

.237

.000

N

650

648

8B. Discomfort if meal is skipped on high nutrient density diet

Correlation coefficient r

-.140**

-.258**

Significance (2-tailed)

.000

.000

N

642

640

9B. Frequency of hunger on high nutrient density diet

Correlation coefficient r

-.059

-.058

Significance (2-tailed)

.134

.141

N

647

645

10. How much hunger has changed on high nutrient density diet

Correlation coefficient r

.016

.266**

Significance (2-tailed)

.696

.000

N

618

616

**significant correlations at p < 0.05

Fuhrman et al. Nutrition Journal 2010 9:51   doi:10.1186/1475-2891-9-51