Nutrition Journal

Table 5 Correlation between stage of change, benefits, barriers, self-efficacy and FV consumption*

From: Fruit and vegetables intake among elderly Iranians: a theory-based interventional study using the five-a-day program

	Stages of change	Benefits	Barriers	Self-efficacy	FV consumption
Stages of change	1	0.213**	-0.181**	0.181**	0.448**
Benefits	0.371**	1	-0.033	0.096	0.237**
Barriers	-0.403**	-0.217**	1	-0.173**	-0.296**
Self-efficacy	0.437**	0.303**	-0.375**	1	0.337**
FV consumption	0.636**	0.355**	-0.402**	-0.485**	1

* Figures above triangle relate to before intervention and figures below triangle relate to after intervention
** Correlation is significant at the 0.01 levels.

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