Bennasar-Veny, MiquelYáñez, Aina MPericas, JordiBallester, LluisFernandez-Dominguez, Juan CarlosTauler, PedroAguilo, Antoni2024-09-132024-09-132020-03Bennasar-Veny M, Yañez AM, Pericas J, Ballester L, Fernandez-Dominguez JC, Tauler P, et al. Cluster Analysis of Health-Related Lifestyles in University Students. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Mar;17(5):1776.http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13003/11509https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12105/22949Health-related lifestyles in young adults are a public health concern because they affect the risk for developing noncommunicable diseases. Although unhealthy lifestyles tend to cluster together, most studies have analyzed their effects as independent factors. This study assessed the prevalence, association, and clustering of health-related lifestyles (smoking, alcohol consumption, physical activity, and quality of diet) among university students. This cross-sectional study examined a sample of student participants from the University of the Balearic Islands (n = 444; 67.8% females; mean age: 23.1 years). A self-reported questionnaire was used to assess health-related lifestyles. Men that consumed more alcohol, had less healthy diets, were more likely to be overweight, and performed more physical activity. Women had a higher prevalence of low weight and performed less physical activity. Physical activity had a negative association with time using a computer (OR: 0.85; 95% CI: 0.76, 0.95) and a positive association with adherence to the Mediterranean diet (OR: 1.16; 95% CI: 1.02, 1.32). Adherence to the Mediterranean diet had a negative association with tobacco consumption (OR: 0.52; 95% CI: 0.30, 0.91), and positive associations with having breakfast every day (OR: 1.70; 95% CI: 1.05, 2.76) and consuming more daily meals (OR: 1.43; 95% CI: 1.10, 1.87). Cluster analysis indicated the presence of three distinct groups: Unhealthy lifestyles with moderate risk; unhealthy lifestyles with high risk; and healthy lifestyles with low risk. Health promotion interventions in the university environment that focus on multiple lifestyles could have a greater effect than interventions that target any single lifestyle.enghttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/LifestyleClusteringRisk factorsUniversity studentsPhysical activityDietSmokingAlcoholMediterranean dietHealth-related behaviorsCluster AnalysisYoung AdultSpainAdultHumansLife StyleCross-Sectional StudiesDietMaleQuality of LifeHealthy LifestyleFemaleRisk FactorsUniversitiesStudentsresearch articleAttribution 4.0 International32182922175177610.3390/ijerph170517761660-4601International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Healthopen accessUniversidadesEstudiantesFemeninoDietaMasculinoEstudios TransversalesFactores de RiesgoHumanosCalidad de VidaAdulto JovenEstilo de VidaEstilo de Vida SaludableAdultoEspañaAnálisis por Conglomerados2-s2.0-85082016746522389200316L2003966306