Clustering of health-related behaviors among early and mid-adolescents in Tuscany: results from a representative cross-sectional study

摘要

BackgroundA huge amount of literature suggests that adolescents’ health-related behaviors tend to occur in clusters, and the understanding of such behavioral clustering may have direct implications for the effective tailoring of health-promotion interventions. Despite the usefulness of analyzing clustering, Italian data on this topic are scant. This study aimed to evaluate the clustering patterns of health-related behaviors.