Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the relationship between children's lifestyles and health-related quality of life and to explore whether this relationship varies among children from different world regions.
STUDY DESIGN: This study used cross-sectional data from the International Study of Childhood Obesity, Lifestyle and the Environment. Children (9-11 years) were recruited from sites in 12 nations (n = 5759). Clustering input variables were 24-hour accelerometry and self-reported diet and screen time. Health-related quality of life was self-reported with KIDSCREEN-10. Cluster analyses (using compositional analysis techniques) were performed on a site-wise basis. Lifestyle behavior cluster characteristics were compared between sites. The relationship between cluster membership and health-related quality of life was assessed with the use of linear models.
RESULTS: Lifestyle behavior clusters were similar across the 12 sites, with clusters commonly characterized by (1) high physical activity (actives); (2) high sedentary behavior (sitters); (3) high screen time/unhealthy eating pattern (junk-food screenies); and (4) low screen time/healthy eating pattern and moderate physical activity/sedentary behavior (all-rounders). Health-related quality of life was greatest in the all-rounders cluster.
CONCLUSIONS: Children from different world regions clustered into groups of similar lifestyle behaviors. Cluster membership was related to differing health-related quality of life, with children from the all-rounders cluster consistently reporting greatest health-related quality of life at sites around the world. Findings support the importance of a healthy combination of lifestyle behaviors in childhood: low screen time, healthy eating pattern, and balanced daily activity behaviors (physical activity and sedentary behavior).
TRIAL REGISTRATION: ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT01722500.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 178-183.e2 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Journal of Pediatrics |
| Volume | 183 |
| Early online date | 10 Jan 2017 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1 Apr 2017 |
UN SDGs
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
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Fiona Gillison
- Centre for Motivation and Behaviour Change (CMBC) - Deputy Director
- Centre for Qualitative Research (CQR)
- Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences - Deputy Dean
- Centre for 21st Century Public Health
- Institute of Sustainability and Climate Change
Person: Core staff, Research & Teaching
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Martyn Standage
- Department for Health - Professor
- Centre for Motivation and Behaviour Change (CMBC) - Director
Person: Research & Teaching, Core staff
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