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Journal article
Health behaviour profiles in young Australian adults in relation to physical and mental health: The Raine Study
Health promotion journal of Australia, Early View
2023
Abstract
Issues Addressed
We aimed to identify latent health behaviour profiles of young adults and examine their associations with physical and mental health outcomes. We also characterised the profiles by socio-demographic characteristics.
Methods
Data were collected between 2012 and 2014. Participants (N = 476) were young adults (M age [SD] = 22.1 [.57] years) from Generation 2 of the Raine Study longitudinal cohort. Health behaviours were measured via ActiGraph GT3X waist monitors (physical activity, sedentary behaviour) and questionnaires (diet quality, alcohol, smoking and sleep). Physical and mental health were measured using clinical health assessments, blood biomarkers, and questionnaires. Latent Profile Analysis using Mplus (8.2) was employed to identify profiles.
Results
Four latent profiles were identified: ‘heavy drinkers with moderately unhealthy eating habits’ (high takeaway foods; n = 135), ‘unhealthy food abstainers’ (low takeaway foods; n = 138), ‘moderately sedentary alcohol abstainers’ (n = 139) and ‘physically active drinkers with unhealthy eating habits’ (high takeaway foods and sugary drinks; n = 64). ‘Physically active drinkers with unhealthy eating habits’ had the poorest (physical and mental) health outcomes, yet the lowest insulin resistance. ‘Unhealthy food abstainers’ had the most favourable health outcomes (adiposity, health perceptions, blood pressure). Sex differed among the profiles.
Conclusions
The profiles identified among young adults are different to profiles with general adult populations. A novel finding was that ‘physically active drinkers with unhealthy eating habits’ had low insulin resistance. The findings also suggest that future interventions may need to be sex specific.
So What
Our findings suggest that health behaviour interventions for young adults should be targeted to distinct profile characteristics.
Details
- Title
- Health behaviour profiles in young Australian adults in relation to physical and mental health: The Raine Study
- Authors/Creators
- Cecilie Thøgersen-NtoumaniDaniel F Gucciardi - Curtin UniversityJoanne A McVeigh - Curtin UniversityTherese A O'SullivanManon Dontje - University Medical Center UtrechtEmmanuel Stamatakis - The University of SydneyPeter R Eastwood - Murdoch University, Vice ChancelleryLeon Straker - Curtin University
- Publication Details
- Health promotion journal of Australia, Early View
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd on behalf of Australian Health Promotion Association.
- Identifiers
- 991005617459607891
- Copyright
- © 2023 The Authors.
- Murdoch Affiliation
- Health Futures Institute
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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