Open AccessStability and Change in Health Behavior Profiles of U.S. Adults
Author(s) -
Sarah A. Burgard,
Katherine Lin,
Brian D. Segal,
Michael R. Elliott,
Sarah Seelye
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
the journals of gerontology. series b, psychological sciences and social sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.578
H-Index - 150
eISSN - 1758-5368
pISSN - 1079-5014
DOI - 10.1093/geronb/gby088
Subject(s) - overweight , body mass index , demography , obesity , cohort , young adult , medicine , gerontology , cohort study , psychology , sociology
While understanding of complex within-person clustering of health behaviors into meaningful profiles of risk is growing, we still know little about whether and how U.S. adults transition from one profile to another as they age. This study assesses patterns of stability and change in profiles of tobacco and alcohol use and body mass index (BMI).