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BMC Pediatrics
Published in: BMC Pediatrics 1/2020

01-12-2020 | Public Health | Research article

Clustering of health-related behaviours and its relationship with individual and contextual factors in Portuguese adolescents: results from a cross-sectional study

Authors: Constança Soares dos Santos, João Picoito, Isabel Loureiro, Carla Nunes

Published in: BMC Pediatrics | Issue 1/2020

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Abstract

Background

Health behaviours are shaped early in life and tend to occur in complex specific patterns. We aimed to characterise these patterns among Portuguese adolescents and their association with individual and contextual factors.

Methods

This study was based in the Portuguese 2009/10 survey of Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children Study, comprising 4036 adolescents. Individuals were grouped using two-step cluster analysis based on 12 behaviours regarding diet, physical activity, screen use and substance use. The association between clusters and individual and contextual factors was analysed using multinomial regression.

Results

The median age was 13,6, and 54% were female. Overweight and obesity were highly prevalent (25%). We identified four behavioural clusters: “Active screen users”, “Substance users”, “Healthy” and “Inactive low fruit and vegetable eaters”. Sociodemographics varied across clusters. The “Substance users” and “Active screen users” clusters were associated with poor family communication, academic performance and school attachment and violent behaviours, and the “Inactive low fruit and vegetable eaters” were associated with lower socioeconomic status.

Conclusion

The understanding of these health-compromising patterns and their social determinants is of use to Public Health, allowing tailored health-promoting interventions. Further research is needed to understand how cluster membership evolves and its influence on nutritional status.
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Metadata
Title
Clustering of health-related behaviours and its relationship with individual and contextual factors in Portuguese adolescents: results from a cross-sectional study
Authors
Constança Soares dos Santos
João Picoito
Isabel Loureiro
Carla Nunes
Publication date
01-12-2020
Publisher
BioMed Central
Keyword
Public Health
Published in
BMC Pediatrics / Issue 1/2020
Electronic ISSN: 1471-2431
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-020-02057-1

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