Background Risk behaviours, such as smoking and physical inactivity account for up to two-
thirds of all cardiovascular deaths, and are associated with substantial increased mortality in …

Objective There is a growing body of literature examining the clustering of health risk
behaviours, but little consensus about which risk factors can be expected to cluster for which …

People's lifestyles–whether they smoke, how much they drink, what they eat, whether they
take regular exercise–affect their health and mortality. Less is known about how these …

The observed clustering, and shared underlying determinants, of risk behaviours in young
people has led to the proposition that interventions should take a broader approach to risk …

Background. Patterns of risk behaviour during teenage years may vary by socio-economic
status (SES). We aimed to examine possible associations between individual and multiple …

The onset of multiple risk behaviours, such as smoking, anti-social behaviour, hazardous
alcohol consumption and unprotected sexual intercourse, cluster in adolescence 1–6 and …

Introduction Risk behaviors commonly co-occur, typically emerge in adolescence, and
become entrenched by adulthood. This study investigated the clustering of established …

Background Health risk behaviours often co-occur in adolescence. This may be partially
explained by a set of common risk and protective factors. The current study examines the …

BACKGROUND: Smoking, diet, exercise, and alcohol are leading causes of chronic disease
and premature death, many engage in two or more of these behaviours concurrently. The …

Objective To examine clustering among three major lifestyle risk factors for chronic disease
(smoking, alcohol, and physical inactivity) and define sociodemographic subgroups with …