Psychosocial Factors of Different Health Behaviour Patterns in Adolescents: Association with Overweight and Weight Control Behaviours

Table 4

Prevalence of dieting and weight control behaviours within groups.

	Total sample		Active gamer		Healthy group		Sedentary group
	(𝑁=3069)		𝑁=678 Cluster 1		𝑁=1140 Cluster 2		𝑁=952 Cluster 3
Dieting		%	𝑁	%	𝑁	%	𝑁	%	𝑑𝑓	𝜒^2
Yes		10.6	57	8.4^*	154	13.5^*	83	8.7^*	2	17.05^***
No		89.4	618	91.6^*	984	86.5^*	867	91.3^*
Weight control behaviours (Yes/No)
Healthy weight control	More exercise	66.3	481	75.3^*	828	76.9^*	418	47.1^*	2	223.1^***
	Walking/biking	54.8	351	55.9	629	59.0^*	434	49.0^*	2	19.8^***
	More water	63.5	386	61.2	731	68.1^*	528	59.5	2	17.4^***
	Smaller portions	40.3	223	35.5^*	442	41.2	377	42.5	2	8.1^*
	Less fat food	51.2	263	41.9^*	612	57.1^*	447	50.5	2	36.8^***
	Nutrition plan with a professional	15.0	112	17.9^*	187	17.5^*	89	10.1^*	2	30.0^***
Unhealthy weight control	Skip meals	17.2	114	18.2	154	14.4^*	176	19.8^*	2	10.9^**
	Fasting	6.7	55	8.8^*	60	5.6^*	58	6.5	2	6.4^*
	Induce vomiting	4.7	37	5.9	46	4.3	38	4.3	2	2.8
	Diuretics/laxatives	4.0	36	5.8^*	38	3.5	30	3.4	2	6.4^*

^*Adjusted residual ≥ |1.9|; all data represent the “yes” answers; ^*𝑃<.05; ^**𝑃<.01; ^***𝑃<.001.