School of Public Health, College of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60612, USA.
Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL 60612, USA.
Nutrients. 2022 Oct 26;14(21):4495. doi: 10.3390/nu14214495.
Engaging in multiple health risk behaviors simultaneously may increase the risk for cardiometabolic diseases. This study examined the prevalence and clustering of three health behaviors (physical activity, fruit and vegetable consumption, and smoking) among Latino men. The participants were 99 Mexican and 104 Puerto Rican men who participated in a study addressing culture- and obesity-related factors. The health behaviors were obtained from self-reported and anthropometric assessments through objective measurements. Among all participants, 5% had no health risk behaviors, 30% had one, 47% had two, and 18% had all three; their most common health risk behavior cluster was low physical activity and low fruit and vegetable consumption (28%). Among Puerto Rican men, 7% had no health risk behaviors, 24% had one, 51% had two, and 18% had all three; their most common health risk behavior cluster was current smoker and low fruit and vegetable consumption (28%). Among Mexican men, 3% had no health risk behaviors, 36% had one, 43% had two and 19% had all three; their most common health risk behavior cluster was low physical activity and low fruit and vegetable consumption (33%). The findings highlight the need for lifestyle interventions that target multiple health risk behaviors related to cardiometabolic diseases in Latinos.
同时从事多种健康风险行为可能会增加患心血管代谢疾病的风险。本研究调查了拉丁裔男性中三种健康行为（身体活动、水果和蔬菜摄入以及吸烟）的流行情况和聚类。参与者包括 99 名墨西哥男性和 104 名波多黎各男性，他们参与了一项针对文化和肥胖相关因素的研究。健康行为是通过自我报告和人体测量评估从客观测量中获得的。在所有参与者中，5%没有健康风险行为，30%有一种，47%有两种，18%有三种；他们最常见的健康风险行为聚类是低身体活动和低水果和蔬菜摄入（28%）。在波多黎各男性中，7%没有健康风险行为，24%有一种，51%有两种，18%有三种；他们最常见的健康风险行为聚类是当前吸烟者和低水果和蔬菜摄入（28%）。在墨西哥男性中，3%没有健康风险行为，36%有一种，43%有两种，19%有三种；他们最常见的健康风险行为聚类是低身体活动和低水果和蔬菜摄入（33%）。研究结果强调需要针对拉丁裔人群与心血管代谢疾病相关的多种健康风险行为进行生活方式干预。
