Clustering of physical activity, sedentary behavior, and diet associated with social isolation among brazilian adolescents.

ABSTRACT:

Backgound

Although obesogenic behaviors have been found to be related to social isolation, evidence-based person-centered approaches are lacking. This study investigated the association between clusters of obesogenic behavior - derived from a data-driven process - and social isolation among Brazilian adolescents.

Methods

Data from the National Adolescent School-based Health Survey (PeNSE) 2015 were analyzed. A total of 100,794 9^th-grade students (51.3% females; 14.3 ± 0.1 years old) enrolled in 3,040 public and private high schools participated in the study. Social isolation was assessed by two outcomes (i.e., perceived loneliness and lack of close friends). A two-step cluster analysis was conducted to identify patterns of obesogenic behaviors with the input of le

SUBMITTER: Matias TS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10039485 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature