Clustering of risk factors for chronic diseases among adolescents from Southern Brazil

2012131 citationsJournal Articlehybrid Open Access

Authors

Samuel Carvalho Dumith · University of Rio Grande and Rio Grande Community College

Ludmila Corrêa Muniz · Universidade Federal de Pelotas

Rafael Miranda Tassitano · Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco

Pedro Curi Hallal · Universidade Federal de Pelotas

Ana Maria Baptista Menezes · Universidade Federal de Pelotas

Abstract

These findings suggest that lifestyle-related risk factors tend to cluster among adolescents. Identifying subgroups at greater risk of simultaneously engaging in multiple risk behaviors may aid in the planning of preventive strategies.

Topics & Keywords

Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet Nutritional Studies and Diet Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Preventive Medicine

Volume 54, Issue 6, pp. 393-396

DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2012.03.014

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