کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
3102038 1191281 2007 5 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
The prevalence and clustering of four major lifestyle risk factors in an English adult population
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم پزشکی و سلامت پزشکی و دندانپزشکی طب مکمل و جایگزین
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
The prevalence and clustering of four major lifestyle risk factors in an English adult population
چکیده انگلیسی

BackgroundThe aim of this study was to examine the clustering of four major lifestyle risk factors (smoking, heavy drinking, lack of fruit and vegetables consumption, and lack of physical activity), and to examine the variation across different socio-demographic groups in the English adult population.MethodsThe study population was derived from the 2003 Health Survey for England (n = 11,492). Clustering was examined by comparing the observed and expected prevalence of the different possible combinations. A multinomial multilevel regression model was conducted to examine the socio-demographic variation in the clustering of the four risk factors.ResultsThe study found that, when using British health recommendations, a majority of the English population have multiple lifestyle risk factors at the same time. Clustering was found at both ends of the lifestyle spectrum and was more pronounced for women than for men. Overall, multiple risk factors were more prevalent among men, lower social class households, singles, and people who are economically inactive, but less prevalent among homeowners and older age groups.ConclusionsThe clustering of multiple risk factors provides support for multiple-behavior interventions as opposed to single-behavior interventions.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Preventive Medicine - Volume 44, Issue 2, February 2007, Pages 124–128
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