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This study examines the clustering of screen time, physical activity, dietary behaviours and sleep, and the associations with 3-year changes in indicators of adiposity.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Methods<\/jats:title>\n Data from the UK\u2019s Millennium Cohort Study were utilised when participants were aged 14 and 17 years respectively. At age 14, demographics, screen time, dietary behaviours and sleep duration were measured via self-report, and physical activity using wrist worn accelerometers. Height, weight, and percent body fat were measured at age 14 and 17 years. Behavioural clusters were determined using k-means clustering analysis, and associations with change in indicators of adiposity between age 14 and 17 years were examined using multivariate regression models.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results<\/jats:title>\n Three clusters were identified at age 14, a \u2018healthy cluster\u2019, a \u2018mixed cluster\u2019, and an \u2018unhealthy cluster\u2019 in the analytical sample of 3,065 participants (52.5% girls). The \u2018unhealthy\u2019 cluster was the most prevalent cluster among boys (53%), while the \u2018healthy cluster\u2019 was most prevalent among girls (55.9%). Adolescents in healthy clusters had a lower BMI z-score and percent body fat at age 14 compared to those in the unhealthy and mixed clusters, and maintained lower scores at age 17. Boys in the mixed and unhealthy clusters at 14 years had a lower change in BMI z-score between 14 and 17 compared to boys in the healthy cluster.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n Adolescents in the healthy cluster had lower BMI z-scores and percent body fat at age 14 years than those in the unhealthy cluster, and they maintained this lower level at age 17. Given the upward trend in BMI during this period, this maintenance could be interpreted as a positive outcome. 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