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Table 2 Sample Characteristics and study variables according to the selected Latent Class Analysis (LCA) solution

From: Patterns of unhealthy behaviours during adolescence and subsequent anxiety and depression in adulthood: a prospective register linkage study of the HUNT survey and health registries

Charateristics

n (%; 95% CI)

Mean (SD), range

    
   

Class 1

Class 2

Class 3

Class 4

Number of participants

2061

     

Femalesa

1205 (58.5)

 

188 (15.6; 13.6-17.7)

398 (33.0; 30.4-35.7)

301 (25.0; 22.5-27.4)

318 (26.4; 23.9-28.9)

Malesa

856 (41.5)

 

125 (14.6; 12.2-17.0)

344 (40.2; 36.9-43.5)

197 (23.0; 20.2-25.8)

190 (22.2; 19.4-25.0)

Age at Young-HUNT3 participation, Ya

 

16.0 (1.77), 12.0 ̶ 20.9

    

Adolescent self-reported psychological distress (HSCL-5)a

 Higher level of psychological distress

273 (13.2)

 

59 (21.6; 16.7-26.5)

110 (40.3; 34.5-46.1)

70 (25.6; 20.5-30.8)

34 (12.5; 8.5-16.4)

Educatinal level in adulthoodb

 Lower secundary school

28 (1.4)

 

10 (35.7; 18.0-53.5)

7 (25.0; 9.0-41.0)

9 (32.1; 14.8-49.5)

2 (7.1; 2.4-16.7)

 Upper secundary school (1-2 year)

152 (7.4)

 

45 (29.6; 22.4-36.9)

45 (29.6; 22.4-36.9)

43 (28.3; 21.1-35.5)

19 (12.5; 7.2-17.8)

 Upper secundary school (3 year)

325 (15.8)

 

50 (15.4; 11.5-19.3)

121 (37.2; 32.0-42.5)

81 (24.9; 20.2-29.6)

73 (22.5; 17.9-27.0)

 Vocaional education

494 (24.0)

 

100 (20.2; 16.7-23.8)

200 (40.5; 36.2-44.8)

122 (24.7; 20.9-28.5)

72 (14.6; 11.5-17.7)

 Higher education less than 4 year

654 (31.8)

 

74 (11.3; 8.9-13.7)

243 (37.2; 33.5-40.9)

149 (22.8; 19.6-26.0)

188 (28.7; 25.3-32.1)

 Higher education, 4 year and more

402 (19.6)

 

33 (8.2; 5.5-10.9)

124 (30.8; 26.3-35.4)

92 (22.9; 18.8-27.0)

153 (38.1; 33.3-42.8)

Adulthood self-reported psychological distress (CONOR MHI)b

 Higher level of self-reported psychological distressb

255 (12.4)

 

53 (20.8; 15.8-25.8)

91 (35.7; 29.8-41.6)

69 (27.1; 21.6-32.5)

42 (16.5; 11.9-21.0)

Registry based outcomesc

 At least one recording of the three registries (2008-2019)

689 (33.4)

 

118 (17.1; 14.3-19.9 )

243 (35.3; 31.7-38.8)

183 (26.6; 23.3-29.9)

145 (21.0; 18.0-24.1)

 CPHR (2008-2019)

554 (26.4)

 

100 (18.1; 14.9-21.3)

190 (34.3; 30.3-38.3)

160 (28.9; 25.1-32.7)

104 (18.8; 15.5-22.0)

 NorPD (2008-2019)

415 (20.1)

 

71 (17.1; 13.5-20.7)

150 (36.1; 31.5-40.8)

115 (27.7; 23.4-32.0)

79 (19.0; 15.3-22.8)

 NPR (2008-2019)

332 (16.1)

 

63 (19.0; 14.8-23.2)

118 (35.5; 30.4-40.7)

95 (28.6; 23.8-33.5)

56 (16.9; 12.8-20.9)

  1. Abbreviations: CPHR Control and Payment of Health Reimbursements Registry, HUNT Nord-Trøndelag Health Study, NA not applicable, NorPD Norwegian Prescription Database, NPR Norwegian Patient Registry, HSCL-5 Hopkins Symptom Checklist-5, CONOR MHI Conor Mental Health Index (7 items). aObtained from Young-HUNT3. bObtained from HUNT4. cFor registry-based outcomes
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