Chronic disease-related lifestyle risk factors in a sample of Canadian adolescents.
This study examined the prevalence, clustering, age trends, and gender differences of chronic-disease related risk factors among a large sample of adolescents (N = 4932) in Alberta, Canada. Approximately 43% of boys and 53% of girls displayed two or more risk factors. Age trends and gender differences were also observed.
Plotnikoff
Ronald C
RC
Centre for Health Promotion Studies, School of Public Health, 5-10 University Extension Centre, 8303 112 Street, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2T4, Canada. ron.plotnikoff@ualberta.ca
Karunamuni
Nandini
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Spence
John C
JC
Storey
Kate
K
Forbes
Laura
L
Raine
Kim
K
Cameron Wild
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T
McCargar
Linda
L
D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D000416:Alberta / Q000453:epidemiology; D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D012307:Risk Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires