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Clustering of diet and physical activity behaviours in adolescents across home and school area-level deprivation in Cameroon, South Africa, and Jamaica

20242 citationsOpen accessUniversity of the Witwatersrand

Abstract

An inverse clustering of sedentary behaviour duration and eating habits remained consistent across different strata for at least two sites, suggesting that interventions to reduce sedentary time could have a ripple effect on multiple NCD risk factors in adolescence.

Research topics

  • Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
  • Health and Lifestyle Studies
  • Physical Activity and Health

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DOI: 10.1186/s12889-024-20683-7

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