Abstract:The purpose of this study is to identify latent classes involving the health behaviors of patients with metabolic syndrome and to examine the effects of demographic characteristics and health-related lifestyles on their quality of life. The data was sourced from the database of the 2013 Korea health panel survey. Health behavior variables (smoking, drinking, body mass index, and physical activities) were dichotomously recategorized for latent class analysis. Two latent classes of metabolic syndrome, named 'low… Show more
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