Table 1 Correlations among exogenous variables (standardized correlation coefficients)
| Â | BMIE | UBMIR | NRCMS | Age | Education | Household income | Number of chronic diseases |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BMIE | 1 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
UBMIR | −0.234*** | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |
NRCMS | −0.747*** | −0.308*** | 1 |  |  |  |  |
Age | −0.016 | 0.020 | −0.015 | 1 |  |  |  |
Education | 0.557*** | −0.050** | −0.464*** | −0.189*** | 1 |  |  |
Household income | 0.116*** | −0.013 | −0.096*** | 0.007 | 0.133*** | 1 |  |
Number of chronic diseases | 0.145*** | −0.006 | −0.136*** | 0.155*** | 0.041** | 0.009 | 1 |