Clusters of diet, physical activity, screen-time and sleep among adolescents and associations with 3-year change in indicators of adiposity
Adolescents in the healthy cluster had lower BMI z-scores and percent body fat at age 14 years than those in the unhealthy cluster, and they maintained this lower level at age 17. Given the upward trend in BMI during this period, this maintenance could be interpreted as a positive outcome. Further prospective research is needed to better understand these associations as well as research examining the stability of cluster membership over time.
Authors
- Lauren B. Sherar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9942-5433)
- Paula Griffiths (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0591-9724)
- Mark Hamer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8726-7992)
- Natalie Pearson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2060-5966)
- Noura Alosaimi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0526-4307)
Institutions
- Loughborough University (GB)
- Faculty (United Kingdom) (GB)
- University College London (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2024-12-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0316186
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.09