Chronic Disease Risk Typologies among Young Adults in Community College | Zendy

Jayne K. Jeffries | Zendy; Leslie A. Lytle | Zendy; Daniela SotresAlvarez | Zendy; Shelley D. Golden | Zendy; Allison E. Aiello | Zendy; Laura Linnan | Zendy

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Chronic Disease Risk Typologies among Young Adults in Community College

Author(s) -

Jayne K. Jeffries,

Leslie A. Lytle,

Daniela SotresAlvarez,

Shelley D. Golden,

Allison E. Aiello,

Laura Linnan

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

american journal of health behavior

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.591

H-Index - 68

eISSN - 1945-7359

pISSN - 1087-3244

DOI - 10.5993/ajhb.42.2.7

Subject(s) - latent class model , psychological intervention , gerontology , young adult , binge drinking , disease , medicine , chronic disease , psychology , demography , environmental health , human factors and ergonomics , poison control , psychiatry , family medicine , statistics , mathematics , pathology , sociology

To address chronic disease risk holistically from a behavioral perspective, insights are needed to refine understanding of the covariance of key health behaviors. This study aims to identify distinct typologies of young adults based on 4 modifiable risk factors of chronic disease using a latent class analysis approach, and to describe patterns of class membership based on demographic characteristics, living arrangements, and weight.

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