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. 2018 Jan 2;13(1):e0190405. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0190405

Table 1. Description of the four previously created behavioural clusters.

Latent Class Description
Health Conscious - 54.6% met physical activity guidelines.
- 59.1% engaged in in strength training at least three times per week
- 73.0% participated in varsity and intramural (61.8%) sports.
- 81.8% spent less than 2 hours per day surfing the internet per day
- 8.5% spent less than 2 hours playing video games per day
- 23.6% spent less than 2 hours watching television per day
- 51.3% ate at least 5 servings of fruits or vegetables per day
- 79.5% ate breakfast daily
- 71.6% did not eat at fast food restaurants
- 93.6% did not eat snacks from corner stores or drink sugar sweetened beverages
- <3.0% smoked or used marijuana
- 88.7% did not binge drink
Typical High School Athletes - 63.6% met physical activity recommendations
- 50.5% engaged in strength training
- 99.1% belonged to a varsity team
- 87.4% played intramural sports
- 46.9% surfed the internet more than two hours per day
- 59.2% watched television for more than two hours per day
- 70.4% did not consume five servings of fruits and vegetables daily
- 52.3% did not consume breakfast daily
- 81.5% ate at fast food restaurants once or more per week
- 45.9% consumed sugar-sweetened beverages at least three times per week.
- 10% used marijuana
- 25.7% were considered binge drinkers
Inactive High Screen-Users - 37% met physical activity recommendations
- 26.1% participated in strength training at least three times per week
- 7.6% participated in varsity sports
- 11.2% participated in intramural sports
- 58.0% spent more than two hours per day surfing the internet and watching television.
- 85% did not consume at least five servings of fruits and vegetables daily
- 57% skipped breakfast
- 67.7% consumed fast food more than once per week
Moderately Active Substance Users - 57% spent two or more hours per day surfing the internet and watching television
- 74.9% were not consuming breakfast
- 76.9% did not consume five or more servings of fruits and vegetables per day
- 85% consumed fast food once or more times per wee
- 69.8% were smokers
- 82.6% were marijuana users
- 79.4% were binge drinkers