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Article

Integrated Behavioral Profiles of Physical Activity and Dietary Intake in Young Adults and Their Associations with Lower Limb Injury Occurrence

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Jarosław Domaradzki
Department of Biological Principles of Physical Activity, Wroclaw University of Health and Sport Sciences, 51-612 Wrocław, Poland
Nutrients 2025, 17(20), 3196; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu17203196 (registering DOI)
Submission received: 17 September 2025 / Revised: 9 October 2025 / Accepted: 9 October 2025 / Published: 11 October 2025

Abstract

Background/Objectives: To delineate integrated lifestyle profiles combining physical activity (PA) and dietary intake (DI) and test their links with lower limb injury in physically active young adults. Methods: We analyzed a cross-sectional convenience sample of university students (men: n = 91, 20.5 ± 1.0 years; women: n = 118, 20.3 ± 0.8 years). PA (IPAQ) and DI (QEB) were assessed alongside self-reported injuries. Latent class modeling derived PA–DI profiles. Injury prevalence across profiles was compared (χ2), and logistic regression examined injury odds adjusting for sex, age, and BMI. Results: Four profiles emerged. Two reflected less healthy patterns (Profiles 2–3) and two healthier ones (Profiles 1, 4). Profile 4 showed higher vegetables/legumes/fermented milk and lower fast food/sugary drinks; Profile 3 combined greater sitting and fried/sweetened items with lower walking/milk intake. Overall injury prevalence was 56.9%, ranging from 44.1% (Profile 2) to 66.7% (Profile 4 exceeded Profile 2 in pairwise comparison (χ2 (1) = 5.08, p = 0.024)). In adjusted models, men had higher injury odds (OR = 1.94, 95% CI: 1.09–3.48, p = 0.025); profile membership was not independently predictive, and profile × sex interactions were null. Conclusions: Young adults cluster into distinct PA–DI patterns that differ behaviorally, but sex—rather than profile—was the most consistent correlate of injury. Prevention should integrate lifestyle screening with sex-specific strategies.
Keywords: behavioral clustering; lifestyle factors; energy balance; exercise-related injuries; university students behavioral clustering; lifestyle factors; energy balance; exercise-related injuries; university students

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Domaradzki, J. Integrated Behavioral Profiles of Physical Activity and Dietary Intake in Young Adults and Their Associations with Lower Limb Injury Occurrence. Nutrients 2025, 17, 3196. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu17203196

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Domaradzki J. Integrated Behavioral Profiles of Physical Activity and Dietary Intake in Young Adults and Their Associations with Lower Limb Injury Occurrence. Nutrients. 2025; 17(20):3196. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu17203196

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Domaradzki, Jarosław. 2025. "Integrated Behavioral Profiles of Physical Activity and Dietary Intake in Young Adults and Their Associations with Lower Limb Injury Occurrence" Nutrients 17, no. 20: 3196. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu17203196

APA Style

Domaradzki, J. (2025). Integrated Behavioral Profiles of Physical Activity and Dietary Intake in Young Adults and Their Associations with Lower Limb Injury Occurrence. Nutrients, 17(20), 3196. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu17203196

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