- Title
- Clusters of health behaviours in Queensland adults are associated with different socio-demographic characteristics
- Creator
- Hobbs, M.; Duncan, M. J.; Collins, P.; Mckenna, J.; Schoeppe, S.; Rebar, A. L.; Alley, S.; Short, C.; Vandelanotte, C.
- Relation
- Journal of Public Health Vol. 41, Issue 2, p. 268-277
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdy043
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2019
- Description
- Background: The co-occurrence of unhealthy lifestyles, calls for interventions that target multiple health behaviours. This study investigates the clustering of health behaviours and examines demographic differences between each cluster. Methods: In total, 934 adults from Queensland, Australia completed a cross-sectional survey assessing multiple health behaviours. A two-step hierarchical cluster analysis using multiple iterations identified the optimal number of clusters and the subset of distinguishing health behaviour variables. Univariate analyses of variance and chi-squared tests assessed difference in health behaviours by socio-demographic factors and clusters. Results: Three clusters were identified: the ‘lower risk’ cluster (n = 436) reported the healthiest profile and met all public health guidelines. The ‘elevated risk’ cluster (n = 105) reported a range of unhealthy behaviours such as excessive alcohol consumption, sitting time, fast-food consumption, smoking, inactivity and a lack of fruit and vegetables. The ‘moderate risk behaviour’ cluster (n = 393) demonstrated some unhealthy behaviours with low physical activity levels and poor dietary outcomes. The ‘elevated risk’ cluster were significantly younger and more socio-economically disadvantaged than both the ‘lower and moderate risk’ clusters. Discussion: Younger people who live in more deprived areas were largely within the ‘elevated risk’ cluster and represent an important population for MHBC interventions given their wide range of unhealthy behaviours.
- Subject
- clustering; health behaviours; multiple health behaviour change; public health
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1477829
- Identifier
- uon:50038
- Identifier
- ISSN:1741-3842
- Rights
- x
- Language
- eng
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