From: Clustering of health-related behaviours within children aged 11–16: a systematic review
Archetypes | Description | Number of Clusters | Number of Studies Reporting Clustersa | Average Proportion of Respondents in Clusters (Range) |
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1. Poly-Substance Use | Clusters with engagement in two or more addictive substances. | 39 (52%) | 15 (100%) | 10% (0.2–25%) |
2. Single Substance Use | Clusters with engagement in one addictive substance. | 15 (20%) | 9 (60%) | 23% (2–80%) |
3. Substance Abstainers | Clusters reporting no substance use. | 21 (28%) | 13 (87%) | 51% (18–91%) |
Total (substance use only) | 75 | 15 | ||
4. Substance Use and No/Low Behavioural Risk Indicators | Substance use and no/low engagement in majority of risk behavioral indicators measured. | 22 (18%) | 12 (46%) | 23% (4–56%) |
5. Substance Abstainers and Behavioural Risk Indicators | No substance use and engagement in the majority of behavioural risk indicators measured. | 16 (13%) | 13 (50%) | 28% (6–53%) |
6. Complex Configurations | May or may not be substance use and where there is no clear majority in terms of the behavioral risk indicators. | 23 (19%) | 11 (42%) | 23% (3–52%) |
7. Overall Unhealthy | Substance use and engagement in the majority of measured behavioral risk indicators. | 29 (24%) | 18 (69%) | 10% (2–24%) |
8. Overall Healthy | No substance use and no engagement in the majority of behavioural risk indicators measured. | 33 (27%) | 18 (69%) | 32% (4–85%) |
Total (other studies) | 123 | 26 | ||
Total (all studies) | 198 | 41 | – |