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Table 2 Percentage of adolescents in each cluster for socio-demographic factors

From: Clustering patterns of physical activity, sedentary and dietary behavior among European adolescents: The HELENA study

  

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Gender (N)

     

68.59*

Total

   - Males (951)

49.5

51.0

63.8

35.8

53.2

 
 

   - Females (1133)

50.5

49.0

36.2

64.2

46.8

 
 

BMI (N)

     

9.09

 

   - Underweight (50)

3.8

7.1

7.2

6.4

3.0

 
 

   - Normal weight (670)

73.2

65.1

68.0

69.7

73.1

 
 

   - Overweight (166)

17.4

17.5

18.5

17.5

17.4

 
 

   - Obese (65)

5.6

10.3

7.2

6.4

6.5

 

Male

Education level mother (N)

     

46.23*

 

   - Low (298)

44.1

39.0

50.6

23.7

23.2

 
 

   - High (611)

55.9

61.0

49.4

76.3

76.8

 
 

Education level father (N)

     

25.02*

 

   - Low (293)

41.0

34.8

47.3

24.3

30.4

 
 

   - High (596)

59.0

65.2

52.7

75.7

69.6

 
 

FAS (N)

     

13.23

 

   - Low (191)

21.6

22.2

20.6

19.7

17.4

 
 

   - Medium (412)

43.7

42.1

29.9

43.3

50.2

 
 

   - High (348)

34.7

35.7

49.5

36.9

32.3

 
 

Age category (N)

     

30.39*

 

   - Younger (12.5-14.99 yrs) (545)

44.6

57.9

62.9

55.4

70.6

 
 

   - Older (15.0-17.5 yrs) (406)

55.4

42.1

37.1

44.6

19.4

 
 

BMI (N)

     

10.23

 

   - Underweight (91)

8.8

6.6

9.1

8.9

5.1

 
 

   - Normal weight (834)

73.7

74.4

70.9

71.8

79.8

 
 

   - Overweight (168)

16.1

15.7

16.4

14.7

12.4

 
 

   - Obese (40)

1.4

3.3

3.6

4.6

2.8

 

Female

Educaction level mother (N)

     

41.18*

 

   - Low (337)

44.7

40.2

47.1

24.8

24.6

 
 

   - High (748)

55.3

59.8

52.9

75.2

75.4

 
 

Educaction level father (N)

     

29.19*

 

   - Low (368)

43.9

50.0

44.9

32.0

24.5

 
 

   - High (668)

56.1

50.0

55.1

68.0

75.5

 
 

FAS (N)

     

10.33

 

   - Low (266)

27.6

24.8

18.2

21.7

24.9

 
 

   - Medium (481)

42.9

46.3

41.8

43.7

35.6

 
 

   - High (386)

29.5

28.9

40.0

34.6

39.5

 
 

Age category (N)

     

21.00*

 

   - Younger (12.5-14.99 yrs) (648)

50.7

56.2

74.5

54.7

68.4

 
 

   - Older (15.0-17.5 yrs) (485)

49.3

43.8

25.5

45.3

31.6

 
  1. BMI = Body Mass Index FAS = Familial Affluence Scale
  2. *P < 0.01
  3. Cluster 1: Unhealthy cluster
  4. Cluster 2: Sedentary cluster
  5. Cluster 3: Active, low diet quality cluster
  6. Cluster 4: Inactive, high diet quality cluster
  7. Cluster 5: Healthy cluster