Cluster patterns of behavioural risk factors among children: Longitudinal associations with adult cardio-metabolic risk factors

Much of what is known about childhood clusters of cardiovascular disease behavioural risk factors (RFs) comes from cross-sectional studies, providing little insight into the long-term health impacts of different behavioural cluster profiles. This study aimed to establish the longitudinal relationshi...

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Автори: Patterson, KAE, Ferrar, K, Gall, SL, Venn, AJ, Blizzard, L, Dwyer, T, Cleland, VJ
Формат: Journal article
Мова:English
Опубліковано: Elsevier 2019
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author Patterson, KAE
Ferrar, K
Gall, SL
Venn, AJ
Blizzard, L
Dwyer, T
Cleland, VJ
author_facet Patterson, KAE
Ferrar, K
Gall, SL
Venn, AJ
Blizzard, L
Dwyer, T
Cleland, VJ
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description Much of what is known about childhood clusters of cardiovascular disease behavioural risk factors (RFs) comes from cross-sectional studies, providing little insight into the long-term health impacts of different behavioural cluster profiles. This study aimed to establish the longitudinal relationship between cluster patterns of childhood behavioural RFs and adult cardio-metabolic RFs. Data were from an Australian prospective cohort study of 1265 participants measured in 1985 (ages 9-15 yrs), and in 2004-06 (ages 26-36 yrs). At baseline, children self-reported smoking status, alcohol consumption, physical activity (PA), dietary behaviour and psychological well-being. At follow-up, participants completed questionnaires and attended study clinics where the following component indicators of the metabolic syndrome (MetS) score were measured: waist circumference, blood pressure, fasting blood glucose and lipids. TwoStep cluster analyses were carried out to identify clusters in childhood. Linear regression was used to examine the longitudinal associations between cluster patterns of childhood behavioural RFs and adult cardio-metabolic RFs. Four childhood cluster patterns of behavioural RFs labelled 'most healthy', 'high PA', 'most unhealthy', and 'breakfast skippers' were identified. The unhealthier childhood clusters predicted a significantly higher adult MetS score ('most unhealthy': β = 0.10, 95%CI = 0.01, 0.19) and adult waist circumference ('most unhealthy': β = 2.29, 95%CI = 0.90, 6.67; 'breakfast skippers': β = 2.15, 95%CI = 0.30, 4.00). These associations were independent of adult behavioural RFs and socio-economic position. These findings emphasise the impact of multiple childhood behavioural RFs on important adult health outcomes and may be useful for the development of early intervention strategies, where identification of children at higher risk of poorer adult cardio-metabolic health is vital.
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spelling oxford-uuid:15106a71-6e0c-4bdf-bcc4-6fc75543f35c2022-03-26T10:23:25ZCluster patterns of behavioural risk factors among children: Longitudinal associations with adult cardio-metabolic risk factorsJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:15106a71-6e0c-4bdf-bcc4-6fc75543f35cEnglishSymplectic ElementsElsevier 2019Patterson, KAEFerrar, KGall, SLVenn, AJBlizzard, LDwyer, TCleland, VJMuch of what is known about childhood clusters of cardiovascular disease behavioural risk factors (RFs) comes from cross-sectional studies, providing little insight into the long-term health impacts of different behavioural cluster profiles. This study aimed to establish the longitudinal relationship between cluster patterns of childhood behavioural RFs and adult cardio-metabolic RFs. Data were from an Australian prospective cohort study of 1265 participants measured in 1985 (ages 9-15 yrs), and in 2004-06 (ages 26-36 yrs). At baseline, children self-reported smoking status, alcohol consumption, physical activity (PA), dietary behaviour and psychological well-being. At follow-up, participants completed questionnaires and attended study clinics where the following component indicators of the metabolic syndrome (MetS) score were measured: waist circumference, blood pressure, fasting blood glucose and lipids. TwoStep cluster analyses were carried out to identify clusters in childhood. Linear regression was used to examine the longitudinal associations between cluster patterns of childhood behavioural RFs and adult cardio-metabolic RFs. Four childhood cluster patterns of behavioural RFs labelled 'most healthy', 'high PA', 'most unhealthy', and 'breakfast skippers' were identified. The unhealthier childhood clusters predicted a significantly higher adult MetS score ('most unhealthy': β = 0.10, 95%CI = 0.01, 0.19) and adult waist circumference ('most unhealthy': β = 2.29, 95%CI = 0.90, 6.67; 'breakfast skippers': β = 2.15, 95%CI = 0.30, 4.00). These associations were independent of adult behavioural RFs and socio-economic position. These findings emphasise the impact of multiple childhood behavioural RFs on important adult health outcomes and may be useful for the development of early intervention strategies, where identification of children at higher risk of poorer adult cardio-metabolic health is vital.
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Ferrar, K
Gall, SL
Venn, AJ
Blizzard, L
Dwyer, T
Cleland, VJ
Cluster patterns of behavioural risk factors among children: Longitudinal associations with adult cardio-metabolic risk factors
title Cluster patterns of behavioural risk factors among children: Longitudinal associations with adult cardio-metabolic risk factors
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title_short Cluster patterns of behavioural risk factors among children: Longitudinal associations with adult cardio-metabolic risk factors
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