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Table 3 Cluster centers in z-scores for the four behaviors included in the cluster analyses, prevalence of overweight and adjusted risk for overweight, separately for boys and girls participating in the Pro Children study.

From: Patterns in sedentary and exercise behaviors and associations with overweight in 9–14-year-old boys and girls - a cross-sectional study.

Cluster

Number (%)

TV during dinner

TV viewing

PC use

Physical exercise

Overweight (%) (95% CI)

Adjusted risk for overweight (Boys, n = 3809; girls, n = 4100)

Boys

      

OR

95% CI

1

2624 (42.0%)

-0.92a

-0.43a

-0.44a

0.10a

12.7 (11.1–14.3)

1

 

2

1100 (17.6%)

0.79b

0.76b

-0.25b

0.78b

17.1 (14.2–19.9)

1.25

0.97–1.62

3

1494 (23.9%)

0.99c

-0.28c

-0.30b

-0.73c

21.7 (19.0–24.5)

1.50

1.18–1.90

4

601 (9.6)

-0.48d

-0.03d

1.47c

0.01a,d

17.9 (13.9–21.9)

1.43

1.05 – 1.96

5

436 (7.0%)

0.83e

1.68e

2.26d

-0.10d

22.2 (17.0–27.4)

1.67

1.18 – 2.37

Girls

        

1

1337 (21.3%)

-0.34a

-0.30a

-0.26a

1.55a

11.4 (9.3–13.5)

1

 

2

1339 (21.3%)

0.95b

0.95b

-0.24a

-0.41b

20.0 (17.3–22.7)

1.64

1.23 – 2.18

3

2794 (44.5%)

-0.38a

-0.49c

-0.36b

-0.47b

12.6 (11.1–14.2)

1.03

0.80 – 1.33

4

584 (9.3%)

0.15c

0.17d

1.57c

-0.18c

16.0 (12.4–19.7)

1.42

1.00 – 2.01

5

229 (3.6%)

0.58d

2.01e

3.23d

0.28d

15.4 (9.6–21.3)

1.33

0.80 – 2.21

  1. a,b,c,d,e for significant difference (p < 0.05) between clusters with post-hoc Bonferoni testing
  2. * ORs are adjusted for age; random intercept was allowed on country and school level