title: Chronic disease-related lifestyle risk factors in a sample of Canadian adolescents.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: 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
authors.forename: Ronald C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Plotnikoff
authors.forename: Nandini
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Karunamuni
authors.forename: John C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Spence
authors.forename: Kate
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Storey
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Forbes
authors.forename: Kim
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Raine
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Cameron Wild
authors.forename: Linda
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: McCargar
mesh_terms: 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