*Corresponding author:
Karly S Geller, Associate Professor, Miami University, 420 S. Oak Street, 214 Phillips Hall, Oxford OH, 45056, USAReceived: June 22, 2018; Published: June 27, 2018
DOI: 10.26717/BJSTR.2018.06.001310
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Health-risk behaviors cluster or co-occur among youth populations [1-3], leading to increased risk for overweight/obesity and related chronic illnesses [4]. However, evidence specific to middle- school aged youth remains limited. In the current study the prevalence of multiple risk behaviors among middle-school aged youth are described and examined for co-occurrence. Outcomes are expected to inform the development of future research and intervention efforts among similar youth populations
Abbreviations: PA: Physical Inactivity; TV: Television; FVC: Fruit and Vegetable Consumption; SMK: Cigarette Smoking; SMKL: Smokeless Tobacco; ALC: Alcohol
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