Citation
Boone-Heinonen, Janne; Gordon-Larsen, Penny; & Adair, Linda S. (2008). Obesogenic Clusters: Multidimensional Adolescent Obesity-Related Behaviors in the U.S.. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 36(3), 217-230. PMCID: PMC2769258Abstract
BACKGROUND: Diet, physical activity, and psychosocial factors are independent and potentially interactive obesity determinants, but few studies have explored complex behavior patterns.PURPOSE: The purpose of this study is to examine obesity-related behavior patterning and identify high-risk adolescent groups.
METHODS: Cluster analysis identified groups with shared behavior patterns in the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (1995 and 1996, ages 11-21; N = 9,251). Descriptive and multivariate regression analyses compared sociodemographics and prevalent and incident obesity across clusters.
RESULTS: Seven and six clusters in males and females, respectively, represented behavior patterns such as School Clubs & Sports, Sedentary Behaviors, Dieters, and Junk Food & Low Activity. Sociodemographics varied across clusters. Compared to School Clubs & Sports clusters, adjusted odds of prevalent and incident obesity were higher for most clusters in females but not males.
CONCLUSIONS: Cluster analysis identified several obesogenic behavior patterns, highlighting areas for future research and potential avenues for interventions that target broad lifestyle factors.
URL
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12160-008-9074-3Reference Type
Journal ArticleYear Published
2008Journal Title
Annals of Behavioral MedicineAuthor(s)
Boone-Heinonen, JanneGordon-Larsen, Penny
Adair, Linda S.
PMCID
PMC2769258ORCiD
Gordon-Larsen - 0000-0001-5322-4188Adair - 0000-0002-3670-8073
Boone - 0000-0002-0368-0545