Table 4.
Associations between latent classes and possible predictors of class membership.
| Class 1: Virtuous (30.7%) |
Class 2: Low Pa/Sport (18.8%) |
Class 3: Incorrect Alcohol/Food Habits (25.8%) |
Class 4: Health Risk/Overweight (15.9%) |
Class 5: Malaise/Diseases (8.8%) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Predictors | OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | |
| Gender (males vs. females) | ref. | 0.79 (0.55–1.17) | 1.95 (1.33–2.87) ** | NS | 2.88 (1.84–4.52) *** |
| Age (≥16 vs. <16) | ref. | 1.80 (1.20–2.69) ** | 2.53 (1.71–3.75) *** | NS | 1.20 (0.81–1.77) |
| At least one parent ow/ob a (yes vs. no) | ref. | NS | NS | NS | 1.74 (1.08–2.79) * |
| Parents’ education (low vs. high) | ref. | 1.94 (1.26–2.98) ** | NS | NS | 1.64 (1.07–2.52) * |
| FAS b (low vs. high) | ref. | NS | NS | NS | NS |
| Town size (small vs. big) | ref. | NS | NS | NS | NS |
| School type (technical/professional vs. lyceum) | ref. | 1.75 (1.19–2.59) ** | NS | NS | 1.91 (1.28–2.84) ** |
| Fitness level (low vs. medium/high) | ref. | 10.39 (4.46–24.21) *** | NS | 10.31 (3.52–30.19) *** | 2.57 (1.03–6.42) * |
| Fitness components | |||||
| Upper body maximal strength c | ref. | NS | NS | NS | NS |
| Lower body maximal strength d | ref. | 4.24 (2.54–7.08) *** | NS | NS | 3.22 (2.00–5.18) *** |
| Muscular endurance e | ref. | 3.28 (1.93–5.58) *** | NS | 2.67 (1.26–5.64) * | 2.54 (1.57–4.11) *** |
| Speed and agility f | ref. | 2.25 (1.33–3.83) ** | NS | NS | 1.91 (1.66–3.12) * |
| Endurance/Aerobic capacity g | ref. | 2.14 (1.21–3.76) ** | NS | NS | NS |
a ow/ob: overweight/obese; b FAS: family affluence scale; c assessed through the hand-grip test; d assessed through the standing broad jump test; e assessed through the sit-up test to exhaustion; f assessed through the 4 × 10 m shuttle run test; g assessed through the 20 m shuttle run test; * p < 0.05; ** p < 0.01; *** p < 0.001; OR: odds ratio, adjusted for gender, age, education, having at least one parent overweight/obese, school type; NS: not significant.