Table 2.

A comparison of behavioral characteristics across the four behavioral clusters

Variable	Class 1 (the substance and drug abstinent low risk takers, n = 291) N (%)	Class 2 (the physically very active and moderate risk takers, n = 135) N (%)	Class 3 (the high risk takers with poor hygiene, n = 99) N (%)	Class 4 (the highest risk takers, n = 33) N (%)	P value
Injury and violence-related behavior
Had a serious injury during past 12 months (Once or more than once)	96 (32.9)n,i	48 (35.6)q,m	33 (33.3)l	21 (63.6)k	0.006
Engaged in a physical fight in past 12 months (Once or more than once)	79 (27.2)h,c	55 (40.7)q,g	38 (38.4)l	22 (66.7)k	< 0.001
Have ever been victims of forced sexual intercourse	6 (2.06)b,c	3 (2.2)d,m	19 (19.2)s	7 (21.2)e	< 0.001
Were victims of dating violence (physical and/or sexual) in past 12 months	4 (1.4)b,c	0 (0.0)d,m	11 (11.1)l	13 (39.4)e	< 0.001
Were victims of bullying in past 12 months	50 (17.2)b,c	47 (34.8)d,a	59 (59.6)s	18 (54.5)k	< 0.001
Had suicidal behavior (suicide ideation and/or attempted suicide) in the past 12 months	0 (0.0)b,c	0 (0.0)d	13 (13.1)s	8 (24.2)e	< 0.001
Alcohol, tobacco, and drug use behavior
Have ever used tobacco and/or alcohol	4 (1.4)n,c	1 (0.7)q,m	3 (3.0)f	14 (42.4)e	< 0.001
Recently (past 30 days) used tobacco and/or alcohol	0 (0.0)b,c	4 (2.9)j,g	10 (10.1)l	11 (33.3)k	< 0.001
Have ever used marijuana and/or khat	0 (0.0)b,c	0 (0.0)d	11 (11.1)f	19 (57.6)k	< 0.001
Recently (past 30 days) used marijuana and/or khat	0 (0.0)b,c	0 (0.0)j	7 (7.1)f	17 (51.5)e	< 0.001
Have ever used other drugs	14 (4.8)b,o	15 (11.1)d,g	58 (58.6)f	4 (12.1)r	< 0.001
Sexual risk behavior
Engaged in early sexual debut (before 14 years)	4 (1.4)h,i	0 (0.0)j,m	8 (8.1)l	11 (33.3)e	< 0.001
Engaged in transactional sex in past 12 months	3 (1.0)h,o	2 (1.5)j,m	12 (12.1)s	2 (6.1)r	< 0.001
Did not use a condom during their most recent sex intercourse	0 (0.0)b,c	0 (0.0)d	11 (11.1)s	8 (24.2)e	< 0.001
Dietary behavior
Rarely or never eat fruits and vegetables during a regular week	38 (13.06)b,o	11 (8.2)d,m	31 (31.3)l	1 (3.0)r	< 0.001
Usually (5–7 days per week) consume fatty or fast foods during a regular week	32 (11.0)h,c	44 (32.6)j,a	18 (18.2)s	11 (33.3)r	< 0.001
Physical activity
Days per week of at least 10 min of vigorous physical activity	1.5(±1.7)c,n	3.9 (± 2.7)d,a	1.8 (± 2.1)f	4.8 (± 2.4)r	< 0.001
Days per week of at least 10 min of moderate physical activity	1.4(±1.2)h,c	6.1 (± 1.2)d,a	0.9 (± 1.1)f	4.5 (± 1.8)e	< 0.001
Spend 5 h or more on sedentary activities during a typical day	29 (9.9)n,i	48 (35.6)d,a	8 (8.8)l	8 (24.2)r	< 0.001
Gambling behavior
Ever spent much more than they planned on gambling activities within the past 12 months	7 (2.4)b,c	15 (11.1)j,a	22 (22.2)s	8 (24.2)k	< 0.001
Hygiene behavior
Inadequate oral hygiene (never cleans/brush teeth or does on only some days in a regular week)	51 (17.5)b,o	22 (16.3)d,m	70 (70.7)f	3 (9.1)r	< 0.001
Inadequate general body hygiene (never or rarely or only sometimes takes a bath with soap and water in a regular week)	19 (6.5)h,o	7 (5.2)j,m	19 (19.9)s	5 (15.2)r	0.001

Other drugs included: cocaine, heroin, methamphetamines, steroid pills/shots without doctor’s prescription, and injection of any illegal drug into the body

±: standard deviation

^ap < 0.001 for cluster 1 vs. 2

^bp < 0.001 for cluster 1 vs. 3

^cp < 0.001 for cluster 1 vs. 4

^dp < 0.001 for cluster 2 vs. 3

^ep < 0.001 for cluster 2 vs. 4

^fp < 0.001 for cluster 3 vs. 4

^gp ≥ 0.001 and p ≤ 0.05 for cluster 1 vs. 2

^hp ≥ 0.001 and p ≤ 0.05 for cluster 1 vs. 3

ⁱp ≥ 0.001 and p ≤ 0.05 for cluster 1 vs. 4

^jp ≥ 0.001 and p ≤ 0.05 for cluster 2 vs. 3

^kp ≥ 0.001 and p ≤ 0.05 for cluster 2 vs. 4

^lp ≥ 0.001 and p ≤ 0.05 for cluster 3 vs. 4

^mp > 0.05 for cluster 1 vs. 2

ⁿp > 0.05 for cluster 1 vs. 3

^op > 0.05 for cluster 1 vs. 4

^qp > 0.05 for cluster 2 vs. 3

^rp > 0.05 for cluster 2 vs. 4

^sp > 0.05 for cluster 3 vs. 4