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Table 2 Eliminated items in Malay-EBPQ

From: Modified-Malay Eating Behavior and Pattern Questionnaire (Malay-EBPQ): translation and validation among Malaysian women

Questionnaire items (15 items)

Original construct

Item-total- correlation

I eat at religious gatherings.

Cultural/lifestyle behaviors

0.149

I take time to plan meals for the coming week.

0.156

When I am upset, I tend to stop eating.

Emotional eating

-0.266

I eat for comfort.

0.262

My eating habits are very routine.

Haphazard planning

-0.019

I have at least three to four servings of vegetables per day.

0.004

I stop for a fast food breakfast on the way to work.

0.109

I would rather buy takeout food and bring it home and cook.

0.146

I never know what I am going to eat for supper when I get up in the morning.

0.268

Instead of planning meals, I choose what is available and what I feel like eating.

Low-fat eating

-0.098

I buy snacks from vending machines.

-0.077

I like to eat vegetables seasoned with fatty meat.

-0.009

Fish and poultry are the only meats I eat.

0.225

I eat meatless meals from time to time because I think that is healthier for me.

0.311

I try to limit my intake of red meat (beef, mutton and pork).

0.394